KZR's Bikes of the Month for 2024

factory painted front fenders over chrome

More
03 Apr 2007 12:48 #126199 by Leather
Well after 20+ years of doing its thing my paint has about had it.. The urge to redo the paint came from a result of an accidental slipp of a little bit of brake fluid on my front fender.. Lo and behold tho when I discovered the mess.. I found that the factory paint was put on over a chrome fender! now I'm not into shiney fenders as persay..but hey , why look a gift horse inthe pie hole,ehh. So I figure to get some more brake fluid and do the paint removal intentionaly this time with it..Any thoughts? Would aircraft stripper be better?

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
03 Apr 2007 13:38 #126208 by RonKZ650
Replied by RonKZ650 on topic factory painted front fenders over chrome
1980 had a chrome front fender from the factory as far as I remember and in the gallery you can see they are all chrome on 1980 model, painted in 1981. So someone must have painted yours over the chrome. Kawasaki would not be wise to paint chrome and I'd say they didn't do it most likely.

321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • wireman
  • Visitor
03 Apr 2007 15:36 #126229 by wireman
Replied by wireman on topic factory painted front fenders over chrome
id say paint stripper,but dont be suprised if they roughed up the chrome before painting it to make it stick;)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum

If you like KZR Please consider making a donation. Thank you.

KZRider is free, but not without cost.

Please consider chipping in a few bucks to help cover the cost of running the KZR servers.