Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

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Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

16 Mar 2025 23:37
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From the factory what finish did they use?
The 81 1000J1 I'm restoring needs the wheels done and I'd like to stay true to the original look, when I bought my original J2 I recall they were Gloss but a few people swear they came out in Satin.

 
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1983 Yamaha RZ350
1986 Yamaha TZR2501KT
1995 Yamaha TZR250SPR Sugo
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

17 Mar 2025 06:32
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I don't think it was full gloss.  But then, the wheel casting is somewhat rough, so that will make whatever finish is applied look less glossy than if the paint is applied on a smooth surface.
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

17 Mar 2025 09:19
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I dont think they were full gloss either but more satin. Whatever it was it sure was thin and blasts off easy.
Not the best photo but these are wheels I did a few months back on the franken bike

 

 


 
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

17 Mar 2025 17:15
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The wheel on the Franken bike looks great, I think I'll go with Satin
Here's my starting point:

 
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1983 Yamaha RZ350
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

17 Mar 2025 20:20
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Should clean up nicely. If you blast them tape up all the polished areas with gorilla tape . makes it easier to finish polishing before painting. Check out True Disk and have you disk resurfaced.
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

19 Mar 2025 23:33
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Rear wheel done in Satin, they'd been polished in the not too distant past, I had a quick go with some Autosol before I masked it up.
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

20 Mar 2025 01:05
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Groovy Job Glenn!! NICE and Crisp masking! Those Y-6 Jet holders. I haven't gotten your address? Did you email it to me? I'msoochallenged when comes to my phones functions!
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

20 Mar 2025 09:02
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Great job. They turned out very nice
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

20 Mar 2025 11:25
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Nice job on the wheels
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

20 Mar 2025 14:11
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Thanks everyone, I'm very happy with how it turned out, now to repeat the effort on the front.

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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

21 Mar 2025 06:28
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Glenn_22 wrote:
Rear wheel done in Satin, they'd been polished in the not too distant past, I had a quick go with some Autosol before I masked it up.

 

That looks fantastic.  What process did you use to clean and prep the wheel before you painted?  What did you use for paint (can or gun)?
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Re: Kawasaki OEM Wheel Paint Finish

22 Mar 2025 01:19
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1st I degreased with kerosene and a nylon scourer, then truck wash detergent again with a nylon scourer then I blasted it with a high pressure water blaster, just used a rattle can of Caliper paint.
  
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