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Post by El Fuego on Feb 13, 2008 9:44:14 GMT
Mine is silver/grey painted. Some of the paint has flaked off and some surface rust is visible. What's the best/cheapest way to get the swingarm looking nice again?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2008 11:47:02 GMT
Used silver smootherite on mine. Don't think you'll get a better match and it's cheap.
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Post by El Fuego on Feb 13, 2008 13:50:10 GMT
So wheel off, swingarm out, rub down, repaint? And while the swingarm is off, check/repack/replace the bearings.  Where is "smootherite" available from? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2008 14:25:22 GMT
B&Q, Halfrauds, it's like hammerite but without the hammered look. Couldn't get my swingarm off when I tried mine, I suspect the bearings are seized in. No play yet though.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 13, 2008 18:26:14 GMT
So wheel off, swingarm out, rub down, repaint? And while the swingarm is off, check/repack/replace the bearings. Where is "smootherite" available from? use rust killer, then use red lead as an undercoat, before spraying with silver smoothrite, but the weather needs to be warm, for spraying. you need a special tool to remove one side of the swingarm bearings  |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 13, 2008 18:28:31 GMT
B&Q, Halfrauds, it's like hammerite but without the hammered look. Couldn't get my swingarm off when I tried mine, I suspect the bearings are seized in. No play yet though. The pins that hold the swingarm on, are loctited and hence very tight, you need to heat them gently with a hot air gun |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2008 9:14:10 GMT
Cheers HRH, I'll try that next time. Couldn't budge them last time.
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Post by CD on Mar 7, 2008 22:08:57 GMT
I've had the Suzuki GT750 rear hub powder coated. Being aluminium it needed a special primer and carefully masking off. Total cost was £12. Steel I'm told is easier to do.
I used C.J Ward Stove Enamelling Dallow Bridge Works, Dallow St, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2PQ Tel: 01283 536135.
I bought a swing arm that had been silver powder coated. OK the job would have needed the bearings removed but they are cheap enough. It still looks perfect and dirt simply rolls off.
Got to be worth a call.
I personally would not use Hammerite or Smoothrite, because they both chip much too easily. In a few months, the hammerited exhaust strut on my MZ 250 looked like it had done 10 rounds with Tyson.
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