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Reclaiming an old damaged CB550F2/K3 rotor cover
Sesman:
Looking good Ken. Which gold paint did you use? I’m thinking it might work on my F2 tank badges.
Oddjob:
It's 24K gold leaf Phil, you paint a bonding agent onto the metal and the leaf sticks to that. The finish is good but not very robust, hence the plan to lacquer it.
Oddjob:
Started another of these covers today. Coming on nicely, front almost done.
Oddjob:
Just for you Ted.
Bought these to experiment and see if they can be reclaimed.
Not finished yet, still need to be polished.
400 rotor cover, bought off Ebay, part number 11632-333-010, price new £90 off DS plus the usual P&P.
Here's what I started with, cover generally in nice condition, no real corrosion, just some light damage, most likely the bike fell off the side stand.
And after some attention, a little panel beating.
This one was pretty damaged, a little too damaged but I suppose that's a good challenge. Worse than yours Ted. 500 rotor cover, 11632-323-003. Same price, £90 at DS etc.
This one took a while and the edges still need a little work but coming on. The Honda logo cleaned up reasonably well, just a small area on the N that needs work. These covers look thin but in fact they are stronger than they look.
Seabeowner:
You've saved me £80 Ken. I was looking at buying a new cover for my 500K1 as it had a fair few marks. But cleaned it up, plus a little paint on the black and although nowhere near your standard it no longer stands out as a blemish.
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