After I took some phosphoric acid to the underside of my fender, I also replaced the cheap fork gaiters with some official triumph gaiters. Then I coated the underside of the fender with plastidip. But I decided last minute to coat the outside of the bracket where they attach to the fork. I think it looks pretty cool.
Gaiters are obviously higher quality. DON'T BUY THE CHEAP GAITERS. TRIUMPH OR KAWI BRAND.
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Looks cool indeed. Nice work.
So the phosphoric acid is to remove grime and/or rust and the plastic coat is so it doesn't reoccur or allow dirt to adhere?
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(04-02-2017, 10:18 AM)stateboy_imp Wrote: [ -> ]So the phosphoric acid is to remove grime and/or rust and the plastic coat is so it doesn't reoccur or allow dirt to adhere?
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Yes. The previous owner was in Chicago and didn't care well for the bike, so there was some salt-rust. The acid did well pulling off rust after I let it sit overnight. The plastidip will hopefully keep it from happening again, obviously along with my regular cleaning.
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Is plastisol something found locally? Spray can or brushed on? Sorry, I've never heard of that approach, even on cars. Your pic looks great with the results you got.
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Ok spellcheck, let's try plastidip, not plastisol!
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(04-02-2017, 11:17 AM)stateboy_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Is plastisol something found locally? Spray can or brushed on? Sorry, I've never heard of that approach, even on cars. Your pic looks great with the results you got.
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Ok spellcheck, let's try plastidip, not plastisol!
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You can Google it. Is just a coat of paint that peels off really easily if you want it to.
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Plastidip also comes in a non aerosol form, in a tall, narrow can so you can dip tool handles or whatever and it forms a rubbery coating. Seems to work well for making faux RLETs as well. Dipped my lever ends twice and twiddled them so they dried evenly. Takes about 5 minutes.
Ooh! Did I sense a disturbance in the force?
Ben
When I had a few classic bikes back in UK, I used to use car rubberized under seal for inside the mudguards. It did the job very well and never needed re-applying.
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