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Z1 Control Restoration 01 Jul 2021 11:23 #851017

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I was planning to take the shells to a friend of mine to sand blast them but he has a bad wrist and hasn't had his shop open for a while.  So I decided to do them myself.  I used paint stripper and a brass wire brush to clean them to bare metal.  Then polished them with a wire wheel in my drill.  Then thoroughly cleaned them of any grease or dirt.  Then two coats of flat black primer...one day apart.  Two coats of high temp enamel gloss black.  Paint stick for the lettering.  Then two coats of POR15 clear.  Same wires but in a new sheath.

The lettering could have been a bit better but I'll take it for my first try.

I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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Z1 Control Restoration 01 Jul 2021 14:52 #851031

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Nice work HRM. I use tooth picks for the letters. They work good. I glass beaded a set and did all letters in black on a set. I don't know what these pics were for? But they are in my pic file?
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Z1 Control Restoration 01 Jul 2021 17:32 #851049

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Look nice. I used enamel hobby paint dabbed in and carefully wiped of using wedge shaped makeup sponges. 

Credit to KidKawi for the process. 

 
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Z1 Control Restoration 02 Jul 2021 04:42 #851082

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I have the paints as well but my hands shake a lot (always have) so if I use them the letters would look like chicken feet.I'm not liking the POR15 much.  The controls look too shiny.Anyway, that's been set aside for now.  I have a Z1B on the stand to do some work on the front end.  The left ear on the fork is a bit loose and rattles when I go over a bump.  Not sure why.  I finally took the tank for my KZ1000 LTD in for repairs.  I damaged it last year when the bike fell over.  This is my favourite bike to ride so good to have it back on the road. 

 

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Z1 Control Restoration 02 Jul 2021 12:07 #851114

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Nice deep look… 
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Z1 Control Restoration 03 Jul 2021 05:38 #851155

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Lookin' good hardrock.  Switchgear restoration is tedious to say the least.

Tank looks great too!

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