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Reclaiming an old damaged CB550F2/K3 rotor cover
Oddjob:
I'll post again when it's finished.
And no, it's NOT FOR SALE. And NO, I'm not interested in doing yours, before you ask. This is not beyond anyone on here, have a crack at one yourself and see how easy this is, yes it's tedious, yes it's long hours but hopefully the results will make it worth while both financially and in your sense of self worth.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Pretty impressive restoration there Ken as always - on my 500 it's the separate outer badge that has a fair bit of damage to it - not sure if its recoverable.
Oddjob:
I've bought a pretty damaged one of those Ted, dented and gouged. That will be my next little project and will appear on this thread when it's done, if it comes out ok that is.
I intend to heat the alloy up until it's pliable and see about knocking the dents out from behind.
If it comes out ok I'll polish it to match the outer cover and sell my NOS badge.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My badge has chunks out of it with general scuffing probably from a riders boot.
The bottom rear mounting peg is a bit out kilter as well.
I did think about just a general polish & paint it all over in silver.
500 alternator badge by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
.500 rear alt badge by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
Oddjob:
Pity you can't find someone to drop some alloy in the gouges Ted. The rest looks easy to fix.
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