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Bryanj:
Either that or a dremel with cutting disc mate, which is what i had to do to get the lower taper outer race out as there is no lip to beat on

Sprocket:
Brute force, yes. But not too much, it's just perseverance rather than steel bending.

Note about powder coating. If I had the choice again, I'd choose not to. I'd go for paint. I wanted to retain the frame number on the headstock, so the powder coater suggested masking off the number, shooting black, remove masking then shooting a clear coat. This meant two thick coats and in my naivety, i said 'yeah that's fine!'.

Resultant powder coat is pretty thick, and has caused some fitment issues I wasn't prepared for (inside of the engine mount points was so thick it had to be chiselled away!) If you are going to do it, ask how thick it will end up and ask to see some examples on things other than flat colour swatch pieces of metal.

paul G:

--- Quote from: Sprocket on October 31, 2019, 11:12:06 AM ---Brute force, yes. But not too much, it's just perseverance rather than steel bending.

Note about powder coating. If I had the choice again, I'd choose not to. I'd go for paint. I wanted to retain the frame number on the headstock, so the powder coater suggested masking off the number, shooting black, remove masking then shooting a clear coat. This meant two thick coats and in my naivety, i said 'yeah that's fine!'.

Resultant powder coat is pretty thick, and has caused some fitment issues I wasn't prepared for (inside of the engine mount points was so thick it had to be chiselled away!) If you are going to do it, ask how thick it will end up and ask to see some examples on things other than flat colour swatch pieces of metal.

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Or just take it to a decent powder coater who knows what they are doing as they should mask all those areas ;)

Trigger:
They all say, that they know what they are doing  ;)  Many moons ago I took a front and rear brake hub for powder, he said, don't worry I have done shed load. Came back to me with the rear drum brake surface powdered and the font hub had paint on the disc mount machined surface  :o

Got it chemically cleaned and sent him the bill  ;)

DayvW:
Thanks all.  For the GT I used a guy in Bristol that was great - all the right bits masked and a lovely finish.  Since then we have moved and there is a place in Redditch that has a great reputation (and do work for National Motorcycle Museum  .. so quite a good pedigree!) that I would have previously used (but too far) that I plan to use.  I'll check that they mask all that they should - and a great question on thickness and the visibility of the serial number (the GT was fine - yes - less defined - but still clear).  I wouldn't use a company that specialises in powder coating garden furniture that's for sure! :) .  I'll take before and after pics and post them here so you can judge (and share my pain if it goes badly!).  Mind you - some way off that stage ...

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