chrome sidecovers

[RifRafRacing]

Is there any shops/company that has an exchange for chrome gs engine sidecovers. Steve

[Dink]

Why would you exchange for chrome when the engine sidecovers are alloy and you can polish them to a chrome like finish anyway.
For Example my Kat is I recieved it

and shortly after that


Dink

[RifRafRacing]

chrome sidecovers

do you sand off the coating,or use some kind of stripper?

[Anonymous]

I agree with Dink - have the covers polished. Chrome plating on aluminum does not 'stick'. Ding it and it will flake off and look terrible.

If you don't want to do it yourself, look for a polishing shop. I'm having mine done for about $150, simply because I'm too lazy and I don't want the mess.

[Dink]

I used paint stripper, if you do a search in the forum under polishing cases JayB posted an excellent link to a company that told you how to do it al, and also had all the buffing wheels and compounds you need.
Dijnk
BTW I did mine myself 8)

[RifRafRacing]

crummy sidecovers

Thanks,I wont be riding this thing for at least a month,strip-buff-polish,good info. WFO till you see god, then brake