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The previous owner of my bike claims the original owner dropped the bike over in a gravel parking lot which scared him and convinced him to sell the bike to the owner previous to me. The LH Crankcase Cover was scratched pretty badly and the previous owner, figuring he was a beginner rider, would end up dropping it as well, so he didn't fix it.

Had a little time on my hands today, so I figured I would repair with a simple rattle-can paint job, and if I didn't like the way it turned out, I could either sand and start over, or simply drop a hundred bucks on a new Crankcase Cover and install it. Anyway, pretty happy with the results so far.

Original damaged cover:


My rattle-can magic:


I'll wait a week or so, then wet sand and buff to eliminate any tiny imperfections like dust and Nat legs.

It was so humid today, I was actually surprised I got as much shine to the clear coat as I did, wasn't expecting it.

Over the years, I've had allot of luck with rattle-can repairs to paint. I've always found I have to wet sand and polish to get professional looking results. I've never been fortunate enough to have a really clean, humidity controlled environment to get the results I want without buffing.

Anyway, saved myself some money I can spend on more exciting things for the bike than a replacement, factory part.

Looks good to me.

And to me too. Well done.

Excellent job Phadreus.

And the landfill loves you for it.

Good job! I've been futzing with my car, trying to mitigate the worst of the scratches, but since I bought it way used, I'm not spending much $ on it. It's a good thing I don't have to pay myself for my time, tho.