freeky929 said:
Nice bike. How did you do the wheels?
Masking tape and aircraft paint remover(bought it at autozone). Mask out where you dont want paint removed, on the R6 and GSX-R the wheels have a prominent line all the way around the rim, thats where i masked it off. So the center of the rim is still stock color and the outer rim is blingin'. You should put masking tape on the tire too, that aircraft paint remover will eat it up if it stays on a long time. I did 1 foot long sections at a time....spray aircraft paint remover on paint, let it sit for a few minutes 5 mins max, you dont want it to sit too long then it starts seeping under the masking tape and eats teh paint you dont want removed, it should start bubbling up rather quickly, then get a dry towel and wipe the paint off. You might have to make 2 passes with the paint remover and dry towel. Its easiest to use a Dry towel, a wet one will just slide over the paint while the dry will pull it off. Thats it, took me about an hour and a half to do both wheels. The longest part is masking it off. If you try it good luck! I think it makes the wheels really stand out and not too flashy like chrome. Here's a pic of my Gixxer w/the same treatment.
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