Misc Restoration Photos

[Dave 2]

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 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

[montmil]

Hey, D2, I smell smoke! Must be your credit card.

Check out a local auto upholstery shop. Shaping foam is their business.

Monte

[Dave 2]

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 . 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

[Adrian]

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

[Dave 2]

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

[montmil]

...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

[Boxer_Bolshie]

Ooo!  I might be one for your leftovers!