Rocker covers

Tanabuso Posts : 78 Join date : 2016-03-11 Age : 63

My rocker covers on my 2008 8v are tatty, with quite a lot of paint off one.

I thought it might be easiest to buy some, and then get the originals blasted and painted.

There's a pair in bay of eeb that says - "floating new type". What's that mean? They're not going to fit, are they?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 9797 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 66

What year is your bike?

The 'Floating' type are the ones from 2011-on bikes with the short plug tube and the cover sealed with the circular neoprene gasket on the rocker carrier/cambox gather than the I-ring in the cover itself.

Tanabuso Posts : 78 Join date : 2016-03-11 Age : 63

Ah. OK. Mine is one of the first 8vs from 2008. So as I feared, it's not going to fit.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 9797 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 66

Nope.

Tanabuso Posts : 78 Join date : 2016-03-11 Age : 63

Thanks. Feared as much.

Has anyone had rocker covers repainted? Any tips?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 9797 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 66

Michael refurbishes them if they get scraped. Good as new.

Early ones are some silly price. Late ones are just absurd.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1360 Join date : 2016-01-25 Age : 68

I have used alloy wheel paint very succesfully Car plan wheel paint

As long as you prep it and keep solvents like petrol away until the engine has baked it on it will be fine

Tanabuso Posts : 78 Join date : 2016-03-11 Age : 63

Is that Rattle can paint? Straight into bare metal? Do you strip them with paint stripper first?

Tanabuso Posts : 78 Join date : 2016-03-11 Age : 63

Pete Roper wrote:: Michael refurbishes them if they get scraped. Good as new.

Early ones are some silly price. Late ones are just absurd.

Michael?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1360 Join date : 2016-01-25 Age : 68

Trogladyte wrote:: Is that Rattle can paint? Straight into bare metal? Do you strip them with paint stripper first?

I sand back to a firm and smooth base (i use scotch pads for the fiddly bits) then spray.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 9797 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 66

Trogladyte wrote:: Michael?

My offsider.

Tanabuso Posts : 91 Join date : 2019-05-03

Krylon high temp bbq silver is a close match I used it on my 15 8v covers and the turbine cover of the exhaust after my son tipped it over on himself

Tanabuso Posts : 70 Join date : 2020-02-28 Age : 58

Use the rattle can in 2K. Or do as i did. sanding to 320 grid. 2 epoxy primer. 3 smooth sanding. 4 rattle can 1K color. 5 after a few minutes 2K rattle can clear coat for protection against solvents.
Mad e mine in the colour black so used a black epoxy primer.

2K rattle can as great.

Ed

GRiSO Capo Posts : 360 Join date : 2014-09-02

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I got mine powder coated a few years back and they held up great, just got the Stelvio ones done a few weeks ago,
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