- Joined
- Dec 3, 2009
- Messages
- 9,230
- Reaction score
- 261
- Location
- Duncanville, Texas
- My Bike Models
- 1981 GL1100 Innerstate("The Turd")SOLD!!, 1996 GL1500 Innerstate
Started the rehab/paint on the "new" side cover today.
Started by removing the goofy chrome railing that was on it.
One of the attaching points was already broken off, and I twisted the bolt off in another. Got it off anyway.
Used my heat gun to soften the adhesive holding the emblems on, and removed them. I filled the three railing holes with my plastic welder...sorry, no pics of that. :doh:
Used some Adhesive remover to get the gummy crap off from the emblems, and it worked well with a Scotch-Brite pad to remove the pin stripping....which was actual paint, not tape!
Once I had the three holes filled in to my liking, I filed/sanded the outside to smooth the surface, and then shot a couple coats of primer on, just to see how my repairs looked. Came out quite nicely, if I do say so myself.
I came up with a decent solution on how to install my fishing leader line safety cables. Drilled a small hole into the upper front grommet hole of the cover. Then got a cotter pin, and put one loop of the leader line into the center of the cotter pin. Then the cotter pin went thru the hole in the cover, and the ends bent over. I double-checked to make sure the cotter pin would not interfere with the attaching pin on the bike fitting into the grommet, and holding firm.
(you can kinda see how I filled in/welded the three holes from this side)
Hopefully I can finish the bodywerk(sanding,etc) next weekend, and get some color on it. Here's the kit I got from Color Rite. :beg:
Started by removing the goofy chrome railing that was on it.
One of the attaching points was already broken off, and I twisted the bolt off in another. Got it off anyway.
Used my heat gun to soften the adhesive holding the emblems on, and removed them. I filled the three railing holes with my plastic welder...sorry, no pics of that. :doh:
Used some Adhesive remover to get the gummy crap off from the emblems, and it worked well with a Scotch-Brite pad to remove the pin stripping....which was actual paint, not tape!
Once I had the three holes filled in to my liking, I filed/sanded the outside to smooth the surface, and then shot a couple coats of primer on, just to see how my repairs looked. Came out quite nicely, if I do say so myself.
I came up with a decent solution on how to install my fishing leader line safety cables. Drilled a small hole into the upper front grommet hole of the cover. Then got a cotter pin, and put one loop of the leader line into the center of the cotter pin. Then the cotter pin went thru the hole in the cover, and the ends bent over. I double-checked to make sure the cotter pin would not interfere with the attaching pin on the bike fitting into the grommet, and holding firm.
(you can kinda see how I filled in/welded the three holes from this side)
Hopefully I can finish the bodywerk(sanding,etc) next weekend, and get some color on it. Here's the kit I got from Color Rite. :beg: