The years have a way of chipping away at our bikes finishes, much like ourselves, I suppose. One of the details that I often find in need of attention is the lettering on the ignition switch, fuel cap and, on the 1st- and 2d-gen bikes, the fuel selector plate. Shown at right is a typical ignition switch, this one on Project 42, with about half of the letters missing their white coloring.
These are all recessed castings, thankfully, so we can pretty easily restore the paint. Here's what I do….
(Below) Using automotive touchup paint from Dupli-Color with the fine pen feature, I fill the recesses with paint, then immediately wipe the excess with a tight-weave cloth lightly soaked in acetone or similar. I wrap the cloth tightly around a finger, turning to a clean area with each wipe so as not to redeposit the wiped paint. One or two wipes is all that's necessary. I repeat the process with black paint on the other parts.
This is a quick and easy fix — one of the many tiny details that complete your project.
These are all recessed castings, thankfully, so we can pretty easily restore the paint. Here's what I do….
(Below) Using automotive touchup paint from Dupli-Color with the fine pen feature, I fill the recesses with paint, then immediately wipe the excess with a tight-weave cloth lightly soaked in acetone or similar. I wrap the cloth tightly around a finger, turning to a clean area with each wipe so as not to redeposit the wiped paint. One or two wipes is all that's necessary. I repeat the process with black paint on the other parts.
This is a quick and easy fix — one of the many tiny details that complete your project.
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