I'm trying to powdercoat some S4R rearsets. There are 3 bushings; The 2 smaller ones come out easily but the large bushing seems impossible to remove without destroying it (is there a trick I dont know??). I spoke to the powdercoat guy and he said its not 100% necessary to remove bushings if they are urethane or silicone based- as those can withstand the heat of the baking process. If they are just 100% rubber they will melt. I'd love to just keep the large bushing in place and have him just mask it off while coating.
So does anyone know the composition of these bushings or had any success powdercoating them without damage!? I have seen many powdercoated S*R rearsets around here so someone must know...
I don't have a direct answer to your question. Sorry
I do suggest that you just remove them and get new ones from the dealership. I did this on my S4 so my rearsets are different. They were $.89 a piece.
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=54727.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=54727.0)
Quote from: stopintime on November 17, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=54727.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=54727.0)
Your the man! thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
So the consensus is: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THAT DAMN BUSHING TO POWDERCOAT. HURRAY!
One guy said it was ok - I'm not sure it qualifies as a consensus ;)
More like a 'probably' [thumbsup]
Quote from: stopintime on November 18, 2012, 03:08:06 AM
One guy said it was ok - I'm not sure it qualifies as a consensus ;)
More like a 'probably' [thumbsup]
True, consensus might be an over statement lol. But I actually found 2 guys that did this successfully now plus the experience of the powdercoating shop = good enough for me! I'm dropping them off at the powdercoater today with the bushing still in there. I'll report back the results.
ive done it, no issues.
I picked up my S4R rearsets from the powdercoater today and the main bushings survived without issue. The shop simply masked the main bushing up along with the other various threaded holes. They were sandblasted then PC'd flat black...they came out puuuurfect. Zero damage to the large bushing with no signs of melting or deformation. As per my findings, and as others have confirmed...you do NOT need to remove the large main bushing prior to powdercoating.
Why does this matter? Knowing this reduces this...[bang]. How? Time and hassle saved fiddle fu*king trying to get that bushing out as well as a trip to the dealer to get new bushings then more fiddle fu*king getting the new bushings back in. Hope this helps.
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Thank you so much for doing this and posting about it! I am about to do this very thing for my 2009 M1100S and this info is just what I needed!