[Mats]

I have bought a R1-2001, pick it up on Monday! :rock

But the wheels are black, I want them alu-colored as the older one of R1.

How do I do this?

Is it hard to do it by yourself?!?

Please help me!

And sorry for my bad english! :error

/Mats

 

[Tom25]

Read this link

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=143&highlight=stripped+wheels

 

[[email protected]@alltimes]

Hey Tom25, what art of jersey r u from? I live in bergen county, in fairview. Heard of it?

 

[scud]

Aircraft stripper question

I see alot of you guys writing about using aircraft stripper to take the black off the wheels. I have a silver R1 on the way, and I'm planing on doing the same thing, leaving the black on the middle section and spokes, and stripping and polishing the outside perimeter (FYI, THEN getting them clear powder-coated is a great idea, everyone, to keep them preserved! Polished aluminum can be high maintainence, especially on WHEELS)

My one question regards masking off the center section of the wheels. I'm confused because aircraft stripped is some serious shit - it is strong and eats right through the paint (which is designed to be strong enough to stay on the wheels!) So what KIND OF TAPE are you guys using to mask up the center section, so the stripper doesn't eat through it and strip the middles?

Lastly, for anyone who wants to polish the rims (not leave them satin) start with 320 grit and then work up to 400, 600, 1000, 1500 and 2000...Finally do the polishing with 3M aluminum polish and follow with the 3M hand glaze...If this sounds like too much work, go look at the best polished frames and go ask how they got them to look like a mirror!!! You can get all the high-grade sand paper + polish and hand glaze at any automotive body supply house - anywhere that they sell automotive paint.

please write back about the masking question - I'm very interested to see what you guys are using

 

[juttsr1]

twisted???

what kind of tape did you use to tape of the wheels

 

[Tom25]

Hey Tom25, what art of jersey r u from? I live in bergen county, in fairview. Heard of it?

Yea I know where your at. My buddy lives in North(Nort as he says) Bergen. I am in Somerset county, straight out rt 78. the town is Bridgewater. I just moved here, so I don't have many people to ride with yet. If you and your buddies get together, let me know. I always up for some group riding

 

[r1 speedfreak]

The only safe way that I can possibly think of is to strip the whole wheel, polish it, then repaint the center! You should be able to paint them just as good as factory, probably better. Use good primer over a good sanding job and you will be pleased! AS far as tape that will withstand aircraft-stripper, I'm not sure but I can bet you that it wont be as nice of a job as doing like i said above, and definitely not as easy in the long run. Strip, polish edges, tape, sand and spray......., very clean!

 

[rhyan1201]

Hey scud.....

I polished just the lips on the rims, as far as what tape I use to mask the center....

I used masking tape on he first layer then I covered that with another layer of masking then I used duct tape to cover that layer ( basically 3 layers ).....it sounds like alot of layers but I'd rather put all the layers than find out that the pain got stripped.....also I try not to get that much paint stripper on the tape.....

Hope this helps....

 

[bridogr1]

Hey Tom25, what art of jersey r u from? I live in bergen county, in fairview. Heard of it?

I just moved to Jersey from Philly. I am in Pennsauken/Merchantville. I am not sure how close or far you guys are from me. I would love to go out and ride. I am a member of a Motorcycle club in Philly but I would love to ride with fellow R1 owners.

 

[Tom25]

I just moved to Jersey from Philly. I am in Pennsauken/Merchantville. I am not sure how close or far you guys are from me. I would love to go out and ride. I am a member of a Motorcycle club in Philly but I would love to ride with fellow R1 owners.

If your in philly, than you are only about 1 hr south of me. Any time you want to go riding let me know, I'm alway s game

 

[Twisted Logic]

I just use a good quality masking tape and put 2 layers on it. If you take your time it will be ok.Here are a couple of pics of my wheels

 

[Twisted Logic]

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[daveloco]

hey Twisted those look great!! I know this thread is about wheel polishing but how the heck do you keep your chain so clean?? That sucker looks like you just put it on out of the box!!

daveloco

 

[Twisted Logic]

They sell a little brush called a grunge brush,it has three brushes on it and it is made just for that.My chain was very dirty in those pics compared to how it usually is.

 

[jstbecauz]

Sorry about the quality of the image, $hitty camera.

 

[Twisted Logic]

ohhh wweeeeee,candy and shiny things. Looks great man,good job:rock

 

[chipset]

Twisted Logic:

Hey man. Maybe this is a stupid question..

When you polished your rims, did you take them off the bike?

 

[juttsr1]

i polished mine with the wheels on the bike. i have a silver 2002 . an awsome idea to do the back wheel is to get a bike stand and let the rear tire idel in first gear and just hold the sand paper on the wheel.after of coasre you stripe the paint. i would do this through all the grits up to 2000. you should also take a sponge and wet the wheel as it spins. it gets messy with all that dirty water flying off the tire. its worth it thow. it took me 30 minutes to polish the whole back wheel with it spinning like this.DONT GIVE IT ANY GAS.

 

[Da Rooster]

i have a silver 2002 ... it took me 30 minutes to polish the whole back wheel with it spinning like this..

Oh man.... I don't suppose you have any picture of your shiny new wheels do you? I'd love to see what they look like.

I've been playing with the turn signals this weekend, and got some nice 20W bulbs in the running lights, and dropped the gobs on fairing. Looks very clean. I'll have some pics of that up soon...

later,
Scott

 

[DrEvil]

Taken from sportbikeguy

http://www.sportbikeguy.com/garage_rimstrip.html


These instructions are assuming that the wheels have been removed from the motorcycle and that the tires have been taken off. When using the paint stripper, be in a well ventialted area. It is also a good idea to work on a large piece of cardboard to keep rims from being scratched by the ground and to keep any chemicals off the ground as well.


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Step 1 - Tape up the rim.

You'll want to tape up any places that you don't want to remove paint. You'll also want to tape up the center hub to prevent chemicals and debring from getting in there.


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Step 2 - Brush it on.

You should take the paint stripper and pour some into the container that you set aside for it. Then, using the paint brush, begin brushing it on. Cover the entire area you want paint to be removed from.

CAUTION: wear your safety goggles and gloves until you finish the entire process.


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Step 3 - Wait.

You'll need to wait the time specified on the paint stripper container, usually between one and two hours.


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Step 4 - Remove the paint stripper and loose paint.

First, take the nylon brush and remove all the loose and flaking paint.
Second, take a clean rag and wipe off remaining pait stripper and loose paint. Make sure ALL stripper is gone!
Third, apply laquer thinner to a new clean rag and wipe residue off the rims left by the paint stripper.


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Step 5 - Clean up the rims

First, take the medium (#1) steel wool and buff the rim to remove any left over paint and any defects on the rim.
Second, take the super fine (#0000) steel wool to smooth out any marks left by the previous steel wool buffing.


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Step 6 - Polish by hand.

Just buff the rims now by hand using the Mother's polish.


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Now you have a nice set of polished rims.

You have the option of now clear coating the rims, which may take away some of the luster or shine.

If you don't clearcoat them, you just have to spend a bit more time wiping them down. It's a good idea to buff them up about every one or two months using the Mother's polish.