Rocker cover paint

[The Foolish Fellow]

Any suggestions as to a colour match for t he 1200 (09) rocker cover

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[Bendy toy]

If the paint has chipped, there will almost certainly be corrosion under the paint. Just touching up won't stop corrosion eating away under the paint. The paint BMW use is so tough you can't see the damage going on underneath.
The metal is soft so talk to an industrial paint stripper and have the covers low temperature powder coated. Paint over the top to get the right colour.
The covers are magnesium alloy so need to be done with care.
I had GS alloy wheels done by Enviro-Strip (UK) Ltd of Tamworth 01827 284333


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[stu1969]

If the paint has chipped, there will almost certainly be corrosion under the paint. Just touching up won't stop corrosion eating away under the paint. The paint BMW use is so tough you can't see the damage going on underneath.
The metal is soft so talk to an industrial paint stripper and have the covers low temperature powder coated. Paint over the top to get the right colour.
The covers are magnesium alloy so need to be done with care.
I had GS alloy wheels done by Enviro-Strip (UK) Ltd of Tamworth 01827 284333


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How much did they charge?


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[Bendy toy]

£14 per wheel for dipping. Tell them it's magnesium. Dipping should be ok but coaters need to know so they don't go too hot.
As they are covers on a soft gasket you can coat all over. Less chance for corrosion under the gasket edge.
I use Chris of CJ Ward Enamellers in Burton on Trent. He does a lot of bike stuff. He charges £25 for bike wheels


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[birdseye]

A guy at a car paint suppliers spent an hour or so matching up against my 2008 bike and the final colour he came up with was Hyundai wheat silver code c3 from build year 96.) there is no BMW paint code) Its a clear over base system so I had three aerosols - an etch primer, the matt coluur coat and a silk finish lacquer. The result was a perfect match.

You need to flat back the remaining original coat and make sure you have all the corrosion removed. I would not have them completely stripped - its difficult to get paint to stick to a non ferrous like magnesium alloy so it seems perverse to remove the BMW paint where it is still sticking OK. It was fun and easy to do.

 

[Bendy toy]

I would agree about leaving the old paint (it's stuck isn't it?) except when ever I've done that, there were always ares of corrosion coming back so I'd wasted my time and money. Paint isn't cheap.
Then I found Chris Ward who shot blasted, zinc passivated and coated a rusty fork yoke for £10. I thought why faff when he's so low cost.
I don't know his price for mag rocker covers but I'd guess around £30 the pair. Matching paint would be on top.

 

[Greenman14]

I painted mine with a Halfords aerosol, base coat and clear lacquer. The finish is quite durable but nothing like the OEM paint or powder coating, but it is cheap, looks fine and was easy to do- patience and preparation are the order of the day.

My painting was damaged by a foam cushion protective bag that was part of the tie-down on a ferry, so I had to do it again. If the engine had been cold at the time the paint would have been fine.

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

A guy at a car paint suppliers spent an hour or so matching up against my 2008 bike and the final colour he came up with was Hyundai wheat silver code c3 from build year 96.) there is no BMW paint code) Its a clear over base system so I had three aerosols - an etch primer, the matt coluur coat and a silk finish lacquer. The result was a perfect match.

You need to flat back the remaining original coat and make sure you have all the corrosion removed. I would not have them completely stripped - its difficult to get paint to stick to a non ferrous like magnesium alloy so it seems perverse to remove the BMW paint where it is still sticking OK. It was fun and easy to do.

I'll give this a go

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[Bendy toy]

If the original paint was not damaged by corrosion simply repainting would be fine. But oxidation will simply run under the original paint and worse cause pits into the base metal. Chemical strip and powder coat leaves clean metal under a tough finish blah blah. Then flat the coating with plumbers scotchbrite pads and paint any colour you like.

Its a faff but the original paint is so tough its the only option.