stringman Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I need a bit of advice with my Givi engine bars. After 2 yearson my old bike, they are pretty corroded and bubbled up in places. i can set the flaky stuff of with the drill and wire brush attachment but the rest of the finish is being a bugger to remove (powder coat?) Anyone with any ideas on how to remove it easily or should i just pint it with plasticoat or something? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 5, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 If you want to re- powder coat the bars, they should be able to media blast them prior to coating them. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorangecntry07 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Yeah I've got to powder coat the Higdonion cage at some point. There were holes in the weld joints and water got in and rusted / flaked of the powder coating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickest85 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I have the same gave and problem. I just took a q-tip and sprayed it with black paint and dabbed it where there were imperfections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpy88 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Brake fuild will peel just about anything from its intended surface. And not touch the metal. Alot of other chemicals that work for sure, will eat the metal as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 If you want to re- powder coat the bars, they should be able to media blast them prior to coating them. This. They will almost certainly want to media blast them first. Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringman Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 I got a sanding pad from screwfix that stripped it off in seconds. it did mark the metal a bit when i got a bit enthusiastic! but then i used high build primer, black matt and semi mat laquer. which I had used matt Laquer really. but looks good. fitting them this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megroovy Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Any coater worth their salt will media blast the metal first to make sure it's prepared to the exact standard they need for coating. I've exactly the same problem on my givi engine bars and the trekker luggage rails. The givi bars for my vfr750 still look pristine, definite drop in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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