Beyond saving?

[StewMcGrew]

This is the ledt rocker cover.

Is it beyond saving? Quite deep pitting 1mm+

What would you recommend for replacement?

 

[Popell]

Not sure how it got like that, was it enthusiastically shot blasted?
Short of buying a new one I would be filling that with some body filler(if you can verify it won’t explode with the temps it will get to), rubbing it down and spraying it-you’ve done the hard work already!

 

[shifty]

could you perhaps smooth in with some liquid metal filler , sand down and then re spray ?

 

[StewMcGrew]

Not sure how it got like that, was it enthusiastically shot blasted?
Short of buying a new one I would be filling that with some body filler(if you can verify it won’t explode with the temps it will get to), rubbing it down and spraying it-you’ve done the hard work already!

Not shot blasted. The right one is ok, this left one is bad. Can only think stone chips and salt.

 

[StewMcGrew]

could you perhaps smooth in with some liquid metal filler , sand down and then re spray ?

Ive not heard of liquid metal before. Ill investigate that

 

[shifty]

i was thinking something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/JB-Weld-Or...t=&hvlocphy=1007098&hvtargid=pla-718819195339

 

[DrFarkoff]

Is it a Twin cam one? I have a couple of pre twin cam ones in half reasonable condition

 

[StewMcGrew]

Is it a Twin cam one? I have a couple of pre twin cam ones in half reasonable condition

Its a twin cam

 

[StewMcGrew]

i was thinking something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/JB-Weld-Or...t=&hvlocphy=1007098&hvtargid=pla-718819195339

That looks like it would work. Worst comes to the worst, i bin it off and get a 2nd hand one from james sherlock or motorworks

 

[Robbi]

D'oh !

 

[StewMcGrew]

D'oh !

I think he said theyre pre twin cam

 

[DrFarkoff]

get a 2nd hand one from james sherlock or motorworks

And there you have it in a nutshell !

Just get a good second hand one Honestly the time you will waste applying sanding and painting only to find it pissing about in a year is not worth it

 

[StewMcGrew]

I've just splurged and got two new ones coming from Germany. There will be a lucky purchaser of the bike with two new valve covers.

 

[dashfixer]

I've just splurged and got two new ones coming from Germany. There will be a lucky purchaser of the bike with two new valve covers.

Ow how much where they?
Isn't mag alloy great

 

[StewMcGrew]

165 each