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nightfighter · 06-28-2021, 07:51 AM

Got a price of $700 from local body shop to do repairs and repaint my sunbaked 1993 Yamaha 200 engine cowling. Not happening. So a little research and ordering/sourcing paint in rattle cans at reasonable prices got me underway. Removing the decals (and glue) is or can be the most difficult part of this. If they don't peel off easily with hair dryer or razor, get an eraser wheel that goes onto drill chuck. I had spent two hours with heat and razor blade to get less than 25% off before I gave in and borrowed a tool actually designed to do just this job... Was done in five minutes! So look at some of the videos. Ignore the negative comment from THT crowd. Spend the extra time focusing on prep and repairs. Mine needed some glass work along the bottom. 600 and 1500 wet sand paper for a better finish than 320 shown in some videos. (my gasket was not stapled, so was easy to remove, clean and will install with some adhesive.) Not adding decals for time being...
I say go for it...

06-28-2021, 07:51 AM	#1
nightfighter Seldom Seen iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 10,396	Repaint your own engine cowling Got a price of $700 from local body shop to do repairs and repaint my sunbaked 1993 Yamaha 200 engine cowling. Not happening. So a little research and ordering/sourcing paint in rattle cans at reasonable prices got me underway. Removing the decals (and glue) is or can be the most difficult part of this. If they don't peel off easily with hair dryer or razor, get an eraser wheel that goes onto drill chuck. I had spent two hours with heat and razor blade to get less than 25% off before I gave in and borrowed a tool actually designed to do just this job... Was done in five minutes! So look at some of the videos. Ignore the negative comment from THT crowd. Spend the extra time focusing on prep and repairs. Mine needed some glass work along the bottom. 600 and 1500 wet sand paper for a better finish than 320 shown in some videos. (my gasket was not stapled, so was easy to remove, clean and will install with some adhesive.) Not adding decals for time being... I say go for it... Attached Thumbnails
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