I'm looking to get the rocker cover back to silver but it's got a lot of black paint on it at the moment. In anyone's experience what's the best way to get this off and restore the finish?
Just like yonda...
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Cheers
Bob
M42 rocker cover painting?
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frogman
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Get it shotblasted?
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Hotjim
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My own experience with sandblasters is that they damage the surface quite badly. Tried to get a good finish but always looks blasted.
Thinking chemicals.
Thinking chemicals.
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mattsbmw
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You could try nitormorrs for stripping back the paint, just be very careful with it.
Or if you have the patience fine wet and dry would also do it.
Or if you have the patience fine wet and dry would also do it.
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Hotjim
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Nice ideas i'll give it a go. Cheers.
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e30_sam
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u can get high temp paint give a it a good claen and prep it should do the trick
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Hotjim
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I'm looking for the original silver finish. Although nice idea to paint. I don't know how these things came as standard, were they painted, clear lacquered or some other coating like nickel?
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Sand it back mate, just start with a low grit and work your way to the finer stuff...
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Hotjim
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What about finishing won't it just quickly oxidize?