drunkn munky Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Is there any kind of bead, vapour blasting that can restore the original look of a part polished frame? will i have to polish the unpolished parts first so it looks even after the blasting? Or is the only way to have it powder coated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayRC3045 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 have you tried just using scotch bright ,try it 1st on a little area to see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzer Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Scotchbrite is used to give a "brushed" finish to alloy, be no good for a polished surface unless you want to go all over it to alter the whole lot. No kind of blasting will restore it to a polish finish or even as a preparation you've got to plan on rubbing it down with wet and dry before repolishing. Your options are DIY, get someone else to do it or get it powdercoated/painted if you don't want the hassle of keeping it pristine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayRC3045 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 whoops , i thought he wanted to get rid of the polished finish ,back to what it was as standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkn munky Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 My mistake should have explained better, I'm trying to get rid of the polished parts and return them to standard or some kind of brushed look. It's also only been done on one side which as you can imagine looks crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzer Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 We're all dropping bollocks then on this thread . You might as well try the scotchbrite to see what happens, won't make it any worse. To get an evenish look you need the drill/polisher at a high rpm and just lightly go over the surface.If it doesn't work out at least you've keyed the surface for paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygiant Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 How about some 600 or 400 grit emery paper?? lettuce snow if any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I used green scotchbrite and WD40 on the polished swingarm on my TRX. It looks loads better and it's easy to do edit- it will oxidise quicker, but it's less of a hassle to keep clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I used green scotchbrite and WD40 on the polished swingarm on my TRX. It looks loads better and it's easy to do edit- it will oxidise quicker, but it's less of a hassle to keep clean. Sounds good...any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds good...any pics? I'll try and get some tomorrow (am at work now, sans bike) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sweet been thinking about that finish for a while. Look forward to the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Any chance of pics...really really would like to see please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 smokes 4 ever Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Jap frames are anodised in clear, so you will need to prep it and have it clear anodised if you want to restore it to the original look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Kawasaki's are painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Any chance of pics...really really would like to see please! Sorry I've been busy and the bike's a state. I'll try and get some sorted out this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 smokes 4 ever Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Kawasaki's are painted. OK, so I'll rephrase that then If you frame is Al, and it looks like Al (ie not painted black like Kwak's and some Suzuki's) then its clear anodised to prevent salt corrosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks...look forward to seeing them. Kawasaki's silver frames are definately painted. Not sure of other manufacturers...maybe Suzuki's silver frames too (old SVs I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymack63 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Kawasaki's silver frames are definately painted. This is true. I know this becasue as the strip down of my '91 ZXR750K1 continues, it seems the fuckwit that once upon a time polished the frame only did the bits he can see leaving remainders of a nice thick coat of silver paint in the bits he couldn't see. Tosser. Once stripped, it's off to the powdercoaters with the swingarm and subframe to be blasted and coated. I'm gonna try aerocoat as they seem to know what their talking about especially with regads to exact colours and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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