I'm thinking of just pulling the sw-arm out of the R100RS and doing it
properly rather than clingfilm and lots of lying on my back in a freezing
garage. So it could be re-finished innashop. Paint or powder coating though?
I think stove enamel is consigned to history.

I think I like powder coating, it seems to be chip resistant from frames and
wheels I had done. Are there different types/grades I wonder.

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Hog

Hog <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Paint or powder coating though?

Paint, every time, unless you're on a really tight budget.

Powder coat never looks *right*, IMHO, and if you do get a chip in it,
it seems to start to peel away, and it renders frame numbers all but
invisible (not that this is a problem with a swinging arm).


> I think stove enamel is consigned to history.

Far from it. I'm having the TS2350 frame stoved - costs twice as much as
pwder coat, though.

Beav is your man here for an authoritative opinion.


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(E-Mail Removed) (The Older Gentleman) writes:

> Hog <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Paint or powder coating though?
>
> Paint, every time, unless you're on a really tight budget.

Wot 'e said.

> Powder coat never looks *right*, IMHO, and if you do get a chip in it,
> it seems to start to peel away, and it renders frame numbers all but
> invisible (not that this is a problem with a swinging arm).

The other issue is that *if* the powdercoating gets damaged, you'll have
a hell of a time getting that fixed as you can't just touch it up like
paint.

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"Hog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'm thinking of just pulling the sw-arm out of the R100RS and doing it

Have you considered lipstick?

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Gyp

Gyp wrote:
> "Hog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I'm thinking of just pulling the sw-arm out of the R100RS and doing it
>
> Have you considered lipstick?

Not so easy now the weather's warmer, and really only applicable to
those who worship their machines.

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Rusty

On Jan 10, 7:03*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> Far from it. I'm having the TS2350 frame stoved - costs twice as much as
> pwder coat, though.
The rebore went well then?

Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> On Jan 10, 7:03*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
>> Far from it. I'm having the TS2350 frame stoved - costs twice as much as
>> pwder coat, though.
> The rebore went well then?

He probably found a big block for it...
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Morini Corsaro 125 | R100RS 4V | 3 1/2 Sport
BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/
"Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar

Timo Geusch <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
> > On Jan 10, 7:03 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> > Gentleman) wrote:
> >> Far from it. I'm having the TS2350 frame stoved - costs twice as much as
> >> pwder coat, though.
> > The rebore went well then?
>
> He probably found a big block for it...

Ho, ho....


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BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F
Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools