poorman9
XS650 Addict
I've finished glass beading and sand blasting all/most of my parts. Everything on this bike came painted rattle can black, the paint was chipping and overall looked really terrible. I after several days of pain and discomfort I built my own sand blasting setup and got all the parts cleaned up. I used a #8 Medium glass bead on all the engine parts, and other small pieces.
Now I'm wondering what I should do next, I kind of like this glass blasted look on the crank cases, but I have a feeling it wouldn't stand up very well if I left it that way. Anybody have experience polishing parts like these? Does that help fight against rust? I live in Oregon, it rains, a lot!
As for the bigger parts, like my swingarm, forks and wheels, I've sand blasted them with a basic cheap sand, they didn't end up pitted or with much of a rough texture, which is great. I think I'll be painting them, I can't really fit powder coating into my budget. Any suggestions on paint? I've heard this Appliance Enamel works well, but I have a hard time ordering something made for painting refrigerators. I'd also like something with more color selection so at least I can consider other options than black.
By the way, if you're thinking about building a cabinet out of a couple storage tubs and 2 rolls of duct tape, i would suggest you reconsider. Only an idiot would do that
Now I'm wondering what I should do next, I kind of like this glass blasted look on the crank cases, but I have a feeling it wouldn't stand up very well if I left it that way. Anybody have experience polishing parts like these? Does that help fight against rust? I live in Oregon, it rains, a lot!
As for the bigger parts, like my swingarm, forks and wheels, I've sand blasted them with a basic cheap sand, they didn't end up pitted or with much of a rough texture, which is great. I think I'll be painting them, I can't really fit powder coating into my budget. Any suggestions on paint? I've heard this Appliance Enamel works well, but I have a hard time ordering something made for painting refrigerators. I'd also like something with more color selection so at least I can consider other options than black.
By the way, if you're thinking about building a cabinet out of a couple storage tubs and 2 rolls of duct tape, i would suggest you reconsider. Only an idiot would do that