The powder coating has started

[blitzburgh]

Figured I would share some pictures of the before during and after for some of the parts that I am powder coating. I tested a couple of different black colors trying to match the Canyon Cages & the Givi top box mount. I finally got it close enough for me. I used the Eastwood powder coating kit & a house oven I bought real cheap.

Here are the parts ready to be coated. I used special tape that came with the kit for the areas where the pegs make contact.

Here are the parts after applying the powder.

Here are the parts in the oven.

Here are the parts after flow out has started.

Here are the parts just out of the oven.

Here is the finished product.

 

[TripperMike]

That's pretty cool. I wasn't aware that there were kits available for that.

Thanx!

BTW nice job!

 

[Canadian FJR]

Looks great.

Canadian FJR

 

[pista]

Nice job!

I like that matte look in black.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Nice, post some pics of the bike when you're done!

--G

 

[lnewlf]

very nice ! wonder if Wifey would mind if I used her oven...[the one in the kitchen]

 

[08FJR4ME]

Way Cooooooool !!!

I have to get me one of those setups. Nice Job.

Dave

 

[blitzburgh]

very nice ! wonder if Wifey would mind if I used her oven...[the one in the kitchen]

I would not advise that.. lol They reference many times that once an oven is used for powder coating, it can NOT be used for cooking ever again. I bought mine from a local paper classifieds for $40.

 

[CraigRegs]

Now I understand what happens to those $35 ovens in the back of the appliance store.

Nice work, can't wait to see how it looks in place!

 

[deagle]

That looks impressive.

 

[Fred W]

Nice work!

 

[rogdeb]

Really nice work!!

 

[Uncle Hud]

Very pretty.

 

[blitzburgh]

Pretty much all done for now.. Here is the outcome.

Here are the rear brackets & WynPro Anti-VIbe light brackets.

Front brackets & brake pedal.

And the installed pictures...

All in all it was pretty easy.. I was planning on doing the shifter until I found out that the shifter was connected to the shifter link and didn't want to mess with the rubber boots. The big pain was removing the rear brake pedal assembly which involved removing the brake line because of routing. Then of course I now have to bleed the brakes. I was on the fence but in the end decided to go for it. I know it would have ate at me and I would have bit the bullet and pulled them off at some time anyways. Ended up using right at 1lb of powder to do all of the parts at a cost of $25.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Looks pretty cool with the contrasting black.

Nicely done!

--G

 

[fjRaven]

Lets see lots more pics of the sides, the candy red contrasting with the new black. Looks great from what we can see.

 

[blitzburgh]

Finally got around to taking a couple pictures of the finished product all put back together..

 

[escapefjrtist]

Nice job!

--G

 

[Chiefblueman]

Almost too purty to ride and get dirty. Hey, I made a rhyme and didn't even know it!

I did say almost......