Refurb'd a Sissy Bar
Wheeling and dealing, something I never have much luck at any more . I acquired this sissy bar and rack. This time I came out alright and hope I've made a friend about 4,000 miles away.
Kyle recommended Mar-Hyde Mar-Hyde? Tal-Strip? to remove anything off metal. Stuff works great. 20 minutes and the clear is a runny mess. Damn stuff even got hot through Smurf Gloves... After that, I stripped the minor corrosion off. I didn't figure it needed bead or sand blasted.
There were a couple cracks and 1 broken piece on the one upright. I had them welded up as good as new.
I had a couple cans of Plasti Kote - Dupli Color in a silver that matched a 1973 Mach 1 Mustang. Kind of a goldish silver. Anyway, it looks good and I might do the rest of the silver on the bike to match. I decided against powder coat, cost and time to completion. I believe the Plasti Kote will hold up pretty well. It's a bitch to get off so I hope so...:biglaugh:
These sissy bars as far as actual fit are POS's. Why you have to fight with them everytime to get them to align and fit is beyond me. There was a little rust on the rack but not bad enough to have it stripped and powder coated. I had to make the piece that holds onto the rear of a stock seat. Piece of severely bent up Aluminum works great...
I found one of holes in one upright was stripped. May have been the reason for the cracks...:ummm: Just re-threaded to a larger screw and installed it... Anyway, here's how it all turned out...
Wheeling and dealing, something I never have much luck at any more . I acquired this sissy bar and rack. This time I came out alright and hope I've made a friend about 4,000 miles away.
Kyle recommended Mar-Hyde Mar-Hyde? Tal-Strip? to remove anything off metal. Stuff works great. 20 minutes and the clear is a runny mess. Damn stuff even got hot through Smurf Gloves... After that, I stripped the minor corrosion off. I didn't figure it needed bead or sand blasted.
There were a couple cracks and 1 broken piece on the one upright. I had them welded up as good as new.
I had a couple cans of Plasti Kote - Dupli Color in a silver that matched a 1973 Mach 1 Mustang. Kind of a goldish silver. Anyway, it looks good and I might do the rest of the silver on the bike to match. I decided against powder coat, cost and time to completion. I believe the Plasti Kote will hold up pretty well. It's a bitch to get off so I hope so...:biglaugh:
These sissy bars as far as actual fit are POS's. Why you have to fight with them everytime to get them to align and fit is beyond me. There was a little rust on the rack but not bad enough to have it stripped and powder coated. I had to make the piece that holds onto the rear of a stock seat. Piece of severely bent up Aluminum works great...
I found one of holes in one upright was stripped. May have been the reason for the cracks...:ummm: Just re-threaded to a larger screw and installed it... Anyway, here's how it all turned out...
