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Reclaiming an old damaged CB550F2/K3 rotor cover

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Sesman:
My personal preference is Hycote VW/Audi candy white.

philward:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on September 12, 2023, 10:55:48 PM ---Just some Humbrol model paint Phil, nothing special. I use Humbrol for most of the jobs like that, they have a nice colour range so you can get what colour looks closest to the original

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Thanks Ken - thats what I use

Oddjob:
I use Humbrol on the markings on the switchgear I had ceramic coated, I got about 4 different orange and red colours to see what looked best when it was applied. The beauty of them is that they are fairly cheap and the pots are really small so you can have loads of colours without them taking up much space.

Oddjob:
Forgot to mention, burned out another Dremel during the hot weather we had recently. The hotter the ambient temperature, the more chance there is of this happening. They have a thermal link fitted so if the machine gets too hot it melts and the Dremel stops, never to go again. Unless of course you solder in a new thermal link. Mine however was still under it's 2 year warranty so I returned it. Just got a nice brand new one back today. This I think is the 4th or maybe 5th Dremel I've burnt out now, most failed mechanically, some started to stutter, some the variable speed control failed, some made weird noises and some just stopped. I currently have 7 Dremels, 4 working and 3 in bits for parts. Dremel have a habit of not repairing, just replacing with new. The nice thing about this is you only need to return the machine, not it's accessories, so you get all those replaced as well, great news as that means the flexible extensions also get replaced. I've given a few away as I had so many spare, at £30 or so each that's a nice saving for some people.

Did a little polishing yesterday, showed up areas that I need to redo, got 2 cam end covers done, 4 tappet covers, 1 generator casing partly done, 1 500 sprocket cover partly done and both rotor casing covers partly done. The 400 one came out pretty well, just has 1 area I need to redo, the 500 one not so good, needs quite a bit more work. Waiting on a special silversmith cushion so I can panel beat them a little better.

I'll post some pics when they look better, they need final polishing yet so aren't as good as I want them to be. The 400 cover BTW was so bright I could easily have used it to shave in, and I'm not exaggerating.

Johnny4428:
Manufacturers are going to have to up their game to make a Ken proof rotary tool!🤣

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