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Painted black

24 Jun 2023 09:59
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Started restoring a1977 kz1000 A1. Did some come with black motors this one is black but it was definitely painted would like to get it close to original  see some black and some not in pictures I assume they came  unpainted

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24 Jun 2023 10:57 - 24 Jun 2023 11:01
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A1 all had bare metal finish.

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Re: Painted black

24 Jun 2023 11:07
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Bare metal, or painted silver?  On GS Suzuki's, most parts of the engines were painted silver, the exception being, the bottom crankcase half.
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www.kzrider.com/forum/faq-wiki/618026-new-owner-things-to-know

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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/604901...z750e-project-thread

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Re: Painted black

24 Jun 2023 13:34
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Bare aluminum.  No paint on the A1's.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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Re: Painted black

24 Jun 2023 15:49
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Thats what i thought I've done  a 74 Z1a and a 78 1000 b2 it was a little bit confusing looking at  stuff on the web some are black and some are not  itas a pain to get paint off but it will be correct   thank   im using paint stripper to get most off then glass bead blasted  

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Re: Painted black

24 Jun 2023 15:52
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Got a 86 gsxr750  next in line to do those are pretty much straightforward  had one when I was a kid  thank s any body have a good aluminum cleaner after blasted would help thanks

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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 08:01
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Does anyone know of anything that will bring back the shine in the aluminum  after bead blasting  I have read about some stuff that is sprayed on and rinsed off sounds to good to be true  or shoul i use other kind of media for blasting  using glass bead now

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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 09:15 - 25 Jun 2023 09:21
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Silver leaf rub n buff is what you need. It's actually manufactured for the restoration of silver art works etc. It's a small tube of paste and at £10 a tube not cheap but one tube will do about 4 or 5 bike engines.
Very sparingly brush it on with a old tooth brush then buff it up with a microfiber. More you buff more it shines. 
 
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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 09:56
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Pattenrd wrote:
Does anyone know of anything that will bring back the shine in the aluminum  after bead blasting  I have read about some stuff that is sprayed on and rinsed off sounds to good to be true  or shoul i use other kind of media for blasting  using glass bead now
best bet is to send off for Vapor Blasting.
 
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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 10:38
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Warren, what bike used that “J” cam cover without the clean air system. I really like that.
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
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1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 12:41
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Euro z1000 J2. (although its got b1 1100 top half). Blame global warming on us, we don't do clean air. 
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Re: Painted black

25 Jun 2023 17:36
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Looks great  I'll give it try 

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