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Carbon749 29-Dec-2005 23:43

paint details for the gold on magnesium parts
 
Hi,

The magnesium parts on 749 & 999r's are painted in a satin gold paint.

Would anyone know the details for this paint ie: paint code, make, colour, where to buy it from ?

butch890 30-Dec-2005 06:00

Caebon mate,
They are not painted gold its a chromate finish.
Butch

Carbon749 30-Dec-2005 10:37

Quote:

Originally posted by butch890
Caebon mate,
They are not painted gold its a chromate finish.
Butch

It chips off like paint :(

butch890 30-Dec-2005 11:16

the trouble with magnesium is that it will always try to revert back to its orinal state,if you get so much as a pinprick in it air will oxidize under it and cause a loss of adhesion (like paint flaking off).
The only way to do a proper job on it is to have it re-chromated.
Butch

[Edited on 30-12-2005 by butch890]

yeti 30-Dec-2005 11:28

Chromate IS a painted finish. Trust me, I re-chromated enough stuff while I was in the RAF. It's sprayed on like paint, and as you say, chips off like paint. There are various sources to obtain the stuff, just stick chromate into google and see what comes up.


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