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jd56
It's all about the tanklights
Lots of hours of clearcoat scraping ahead of you and when completed you'll be amazed how shinny the chrome will be.
Has the rear tailight assy with the lens too.
Dual Switched dash.
Nice find.
Has the rear tailight assy with the lens too.
Dual Switched dash.
Nice find.
jd56 said:
Couldn't agree with jd56 more...I don't know what you paid for it but the taillight & lens (if in working condition) are worth close to a Ben Franklin alone.They almost never survived...Nice find...hope you keep it all together...P 8)
Yeah not parting out at all. Wondering what to do with the front headlight bezel... paint it silver? Leave it worn? Tank and rear rack also need a fresh coat of paint... leave it as is ? Will repainting decrease the value?
jd56
It's all about the tanklights
the clearcoat on the frame can be romoved and the chrome will pop again.
The issue with repainting is, you need to be on point with matching the flamboyant red (useless professional mixed, impossible to find). I say leave the wear on the rear rack or wait till a nice paint condition comes along, They can be found. The plastic bezel repaint can ruin the look in my opinion...and it's only my opinion.
However a member here turned me onto a chrome paint product that he swears by. At $45 a can I only tried it once and didn't have the results that it boasted would happen. It's called killerchrome. I'm not promoting it and there are mixed reviews but if you have a chrome you need please don't paint it silver, It just devalues the bike as a whole. I if you not painting the fork tips, tank and rear rack I'd leave all alone, short of getting the frame to shine again. That alone will raise the value.
The issue with repainting is, you need to be on point with matching the flamboyant red (useless professional mixed, impossible to find). I say leave the wear on the rear rack or wait till a nice paint condition comes along, They can be found. The plastic bezel repaint can ruin the look in my opinion...and it's only my opinion.
However a member here turned me onto a chrome paint product that he swears by. At $45 a can I only tried it once and didn't have the results that it boasted would happen. It's called killerchrome. I'm not promoting it and there are mixed reviews but if you have a chrome you need please don't paint it silver, It just devalues the bike as a whole. I if you not painting the fork tips, tank and rear rack I'd leave all alone, short of getting the frame to shine again. That alone will raise the value.
