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p51bombay Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Total posts: 9656 |
Just finished refinishing these. Pipes have only about 1 hours use from new (removed from a new bike) but due to scratches from being moved around over the years and a factory mismatch of paint (one matte - one half matte, half shiny) they needed a redo. Got them blasted and sprayed with Duplicolor Low Gloss Black engine paint. Paint looks very close to OEM finish, super easy to apply a smooth coat, dries fast and even blends well if you need to touch it up. I had one tiny speck that needed to be spotted, sprayed through a piece of paper with a hole punched in it and the spot disappears when dry. From what I was told about this stuff is to apply it as thin as possible or it may burn off - hopefully I don't have it too thick. Sure looks good though.
http://home.comcast.net/~p51bombay/Pipes02.JPG
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:02 am
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crip Mmm, Fully Synthetic! Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Total posts: 1215 Location: West Midlands |
wow those look good, I've got a few sets I need to paint and sell... 
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:11 am
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psmith Suburban Commuter Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Total posts: 86 |
They look superb Denis,
My original flanges are drab olive though. I can't quite be sure from the photo, but your's look black.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:15 am
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TOUT Powerband Master Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Total posts: 734 Location: wigan |
A flick of paint transfoms pipes,nice job.......
Ideally the paint needs to be baked on !
I am lucky on that front,I bake them near a glass melting furnace at work  .....pipes get uniformly hot ....sorted.. 
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:47 pm
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Thrasher Daily Burner Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Total posts: 125 Location: Leicester |
Or, stick a 500' heat gun down them and cure them for about 15 min, allow to cool for 2 hrs and repeat.
This really does improve the finish.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:57 pm
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| p51bombay Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Total posts: 9656 |
| psmith wrote: |
They look superb Denis,
My original flanges are drab olive though. I can't quite be sure from the photo, but your's look black. |
Yes, they should be green, and if fact they were green. But sadly there was some corrosion on them and it was either black or rusty spots so not a real tough decision. With most paints heat only speeds up the curing process - doesn't make it any harder plus with pipes the eventually get warm anyway so no worries. For small bits though, I do stick them in the oven to speed things up - about 200F for 30 minutes does nicely.
PS - just noticed that paint is marked ceramic on the label. Hope it works well.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:49 pm
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4l0 4ever Rear-wheel Steering! Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Total posts: 2760 Location: Dudley, West Midlands, United States of England. |
When are you fitting them?
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:50 pm
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| p51bombay Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Total posts: 9656 |
Not sure exactly, got a few bits to order yet and some cleaning and other tasks to wrap up before the lump can go together.
Plus paint - thinking about candy blue.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:56 pm
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par6Daily Burner Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Total posts: 245 |
Don't go all out from the start, run the bike for 5 mins then let it cool, then 10 and cool, then a short blast and cool. Sort of bakes the paint on and "primes" it for the full temperature.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:19 pm
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gary-rd-robbo![[RD/RZ Blood Donor]](../img/pipsvip.jpg "RD/RZ Blood Donor")
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denis nice job...  i used the bbq paint and no problems either with that paint nice to see ya lc coming together...is that paint available over here ???
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:49 pm
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| p51bombay Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Total posts: 9656 |
| gary-rd-robbo wrote: |
| denis nice job... i used the bbq paint and no problems either with that paint nice to see ya lc coming together...is that paint available over here ??? |
Not sure if it is, Duplicolor is the brand name, dunno if you'd have it WITH or without the U  but it they have VHT on their website so are affiliated in some form with PJ1 brands so it might be.
Calipers are sprayed and in the oven as we speak. 
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:32 pm
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