- Posts: 2558
- Thank you received: 675
Differnet way to remove emblems from engine covers
- DoctoRot
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- Sustaining Member
- Oh, the usual... I bowl, I drive around...
14 Jun 2011 18:17 - 14 Jun 2011 18:18 #457278
by DoctoRot
Differnet way to remove emblems from engine covers was created by DoctoRot
I wanted to spiff up my engine covers since the stator has some road rash and the paint is coming off. I decided to remove the emblems them because I never was a huge fan of them anyway, and it already says Kawasaki 3 other places.
Im sure there Are other ways of doing this that are easier/better, but I wanted to use the tools I already had.
I started off by grinding off the emblems so that the top of the points and stator cover were flush.
Then I dragged my potters wheel into the garage and centered the stator cover on the wheel.
Holding the cover firmly in place i pressed a water based clay around the perimeter of the case. If you use enough clay you will be surprised how firmly it holds this in place.
Next I put a 80 grit flap-wheel on my angle grinder, and set the wheel speed to high.
The outside edge is the most important factor in determining the profile so i started there. It was uneven, so holding the grinder to the edge I locked my arms and kept the grinder absolutely still. I focused on keeping the tool as still as possible letting the tool do the work. If you do this right you will get a nice even edge. Once the edge was established I started very very slowly moving the grinder towards the center of the wheel. This is done in a similar way to how you would move a cutting bit on a lathe. Over the next 15 minutes I slowly worked outside to in and back out, removing material until a even profile was present. I then cleaned the bevel up a bit as well. The out come is something that has a nearly perfect profile and almost looks machined.
I repeated this process on my points cover, and started polishing the top.
From here you can either paint or polish. I will probably do a combination of both.
Hope someone finds this helpful
Im sure there Are other ways of doing this that are easier/better, but I wanted to use the tools I already had.
I started off by grinding off the emblems so that the top of the points and stator cover were flush.
Then I dragged my potters wheel into the garage and centered the stator cover on the wheel.
Holding the cover firmly in place i pressed a water based clay around the perimeter of the case. If you use enough clay you will be surprised how firmly it holds this in place.
Next I put a 80 grit flap-wheel on my angle grinder, and set the wheel speed to high.
The outside edge is the most important factor in determining the profile so i started there. It was uneven, so holding the grinder to the edge I locked my arms and kept the grinder absolutely still. I focused on keeping the tool as still as possible letting the tool do the work. If you do this right you will get a nice even edge. Once the edge was established I started very very slowly moving the grinder towards the center of the wheel. This is done in a similar way to how you would move a cutting bit on a lathe. Over the next 15 minutes I slowly worked outside to in and back out, removing material until a even profile was present. I then cleaned the bevel up a bit as well. The out come is something that has a nearly perfect profile and almost looks machined.
I repeated this process on my points cover, and started polishing the top.
From here you can either paint or polish. I will probably do a combination of both.
Hope someone finds this helpful
Last edit: 14 Jun 2011 18:18 by DoctoRot.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Kidkawie
-
- Offline
- User
- I bleed premix
- wireman
-
- Offline
- User
- The most interesting prick in the world
15 Jun 2011 00:43 #457347
by wireman
posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha.
Replied by wireman on topic Differnet way to remove emblems from engine covers
be carefull grinding on stator cover,theyre a little thinner in the center than around the sides 
posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 531blackbanshee
-
- Offline
- Vendor