The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => Restoration Progress Logs => Topic started by: Dave 2 on January 30, 2012, 08:09:50 AM
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I had the tang on the center stand straightened out before I sent frame parts to be sand blasted. As you can see from the photos of the seat that the pan needs work and the foam seat needs to be replaced :o No wonder my butt was sore after a few miles. Do any of you have suggestions on where to get replacement foam? The final two photos show just the small parts that have been replaced or refurbished. I will decide on someone to do my paint job this week [smiley=bmw_smiley.gif] D2
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Hey, D2, I smell smoke! Must be your credit card. ;D
Check out a local auto upholstery shop. Shaping foam is their business.
Monte
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Hey, D2, I smell smoke! Must be your credit card.
You may smell a little panic with that smoke. It is frightening just how quickly those little bits and pieces turn into serious cash :o. My budget has gone the way of the dodo bird, but I don't want to end up with a well supplied basket case. [smiley=thud.gif] So my big dilema now is the lust I have for a Motorrad Elektric charging and ignition system 8-) I'm hopeless. D2
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Nice collection of parts Dave. It's not a cheap exercise if you wanna do a great job on the resto. The last time I did a resto in 1996 my seat tray looked really bad like yours. These seats apparently always let water in to the foam and so hence the rust. I had my tray de-rusted and then zinc plated at an light aircraft workshop thats local to me. This in theory will stop any rusting happening again. After properly preparing the tray I was able to respray it black again. Good luck mate ......Adrian
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I had my tray de-rusted and then zinc plated at an light aircraft workshop thats local to me.
That sounds like it should work well for you. I had a tear in the seat cover so I knew water got in there, I guess in general it must be hard to keep water from seeping between the foam, seat cover, and the pan I've cleaned, wire brushed, and sanded the pan and today I will put a first coat of POR15 on it. That should also take care of the rust problem. I'll post a couple of more pictures of the process and the finished pan. D2
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...today I will put a first coat of POR15 on it. That should also take care of the rust problem. I'll post a couple of more pictures of the process and the finished pan. D2
And speaking of the POR-15 product, the March 2012 issue of Rider magazine has a nice product review / how-to with several photos that's worth reading for the tips n' tricks.
Monte
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Ooo! I might be one for your leftovers!