DIY- Check Out My New Rimtape, Yo! - Page 2

250rinblack · September 1st, 2009, 08:18 PM

I meant to add, thanks to kkim and G's bike for their pics, instructions and helpful hints.

And I can't believe how dirty my bike looks!

I just washed it the other day....

kawanoobi · September 3rd, 2009, 04:49 AM

Can someone post a picture of the polished lip with a red bike? I have yet to see what it looks like and I can't decide if I want to do it or not

g21-30 · November 20th, 2009, 03:30 PM

Advanced Auto Parts stocks Mar-Hyde Tal-Strip II Aircraft Coating Remover.

It seems this stuff is so strong, you can spray it on your wheels, after removing them and taping everything up with Duct Tape, if you don't want the paint removed. The Duct Tape won't allow the remover to seep under the tape! Use your garden hose to wash it off. You may have to repeat once.

Finish up with:

Here's the bike with the rims polished using the above technique:

Alex · November 22nd, 2009, 07:48 AM

Hi Sam! Last pic shows up as a red X; you can't link directly to attachment files on other boards. It works for you because you're logged in to the ZX-10R site, but for everybody else it doesn't show up.

g21-30 · November 22nd, 2009, 08:30 AM

Alex, I wondered about that, since it wasn't an image extension! It's now corrected. Thanks!!

kobachi · December 9th, 2010, 06:53 PM

This was my original bike and so my rims came polished on one side, but the jerk who stole it last spring "re-painted" them with a combination of spray paint and a sharpie. I'd like to re-polish them. Is there a reason you did only the outer lip and not the whole wheel? Seems like it would look nice totally polished.

On that note, how difficult is it to remove the wheels if I wanted to polish everything? I've never taken apart anything involving the speedo, brakes, or chain.

kkim · December 9th, 2010, 07:09 PM

I would think polishing the entire wheel would be a royal PITA. Getting into the wheel spokes would be a nightmare. I polished the outer rim faces cause they are nice and flat and relatively easy to work on.

kobachi · December 9th, 2010, 07:14 PM

I was thinking of using some kind of Dremel. Not sure what would take the paint off without damaging the wheel...

kkim · December 9th, 2010, 07:36 PM

to take the paint off, use the paint stripper I used in the DIY... polishing, to me, would be the real bitch.

take a good look at the spokes... they have a textured grain under the black that IMHO would be very difficult to polish.

kobachi · December 9th, 2010, 07:42 PM

Balls, ok. Is there anything that needs to be taped off for safety/corrosion reasons, or is it all for aesthetics?

The other issue is that I had rim tape installed that the thief painted over with black sharpie. I got about half of it off with a pressure washer but need to find a way to get the rest off. Dremel?

kkim · December 9th, 2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobachi

Balls, ok. Is there anything that needs to be taped off for safety/corrosion reasons, or is it all for aesthetics?

you talking about stripping the whole wheel?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobachi

The other issue is that I had rim tape installed that the thief painted over with black sharpie. I got about half of it off with a pressure washer but need to find a way to get the rest off. Dremel?

is the rim tape still on there? if so, heat gun to soften the adhesive... it should peel right off.

kobachi · December 9th, 2010, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

you talking about stripping the whole wheel?

Not sure yet, but if I do, I imagine I need to not get stripper near the rotor or the center hole, yeah?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

is the rim tape still on there? if so, heat gun to soften the adhesive... it should peel right off.

Yup, it's held on /too/ well. Will try the heat gun next time I visit home.

kkim · December 9th, 2010, 09:03 PM

if you're stripping the whole wheel, I'd remove the rotor and cover the center hole area somehow to protect the wheel bearings.

September 1st, 2009, 08:18 PM	#41
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November 22nd, 2009, 07:48 AM	#44
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September 3rd, 2009, 04:49 AM	#42
kawanoobi ninjette.org newbie Name: Tom Location: Arizona Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 2	Can someone post a picture of the polished lip with a red bike? I have yet to see what it looks like and I can't decide if I want to do it or not

November 22nd, 2009, 08:30 AM	#45
g21-30 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sam Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2009 Posts: A lot.	Alex, I wondered about that, since it wasn't an image extension! It's now corrected. Thanks!!

December 9th, 2010, 06:53 PM	#46
kobachi ninjette.org member Name: Craig Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 86	This was my original bike and so my rims came polished on one side, but the jerk who stole it last spring "re-painted" them with a combination of spray paint and a sharpie. I'd like to re-polish them. Is there a reason you did only the outer lip and not the whole wheel? Seems like it would look nice totally polished. On that note, how difficult is it to remove the wheels if I wanted to polish everything? I've never taken apart anything involving the speedo, brakes, or chain.

December 9th, 2010, 07:09 PM	#47
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	I would think polishing the entire wheel would be a royal PITA. Getting into the wheel spokes would be a nightmare. I polished the outer rim faces cause they are nice and flat and relatively easy to work on.

December 9th, 2010, 07:14 PM	#48
kobachi ninjette.org member Name: Craig Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 86	I was thinking of using some kind of Dremel. Not sure what would take the paint off without damaging the wheel...

December 9th, 2010, 07:36 PM	#49
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	to take the paint off, use the paint stripper I used in the DIY... polishing, to me, would be the real bitch. take a good look at the spokes... they have a textured grain under the black that IMHO would be very difficult to polish.

December 9th, 2010, 07:42 PM	#50
kobachi ninjette.org member Name: Craig Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 86	Balls, ok. Is there anything that needs to be taped off for safety/corrosion reasons, or is it all for aesthetics? The other issue is that I had rim tape installed that the thief painted over with black sharpie. I got about half of it off with a pressure washer but need to find a way to get the rest off. Dremel?

December 9th, 2010, 09:03 PM	#53
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	if you're stripping the whole wheel, I'd remove the rotor and cover the center hole area somehow to protect the wheel bearings.