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Engine covers 10 years 3 weeks ago #2280

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Hi guys,
I am in the middle of my restoration ('82 A4 ) and am wanting to clean up my engine covers so I can polish them up, ie clutch cover, alternator cover etc.
It appears that someone in it's life time ( or maybe from production? ) has painted all the covers with a silver paint. I have attempted to strip ( with a paint stripper ) this paint off. The top covering of paint is removed to reveal what looks like a sort of rubberized grey coloured coating which is not affected by the stripper. Has anyone else come across this, if so how did you remove it.
I was hoping to do this myself instead of getting it soda/sand blasted.
Any ideas welcome.
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Restored an 1976 Suzuki GT550B
Restored an 1982 Kawasaki Z1300 A4.
Also rides a 2014 Triumph Rocket Roadster, 2300cc of pure fun.

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Engine covers 10 years 3 weeks ago #2285

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I had a later model clutch cover with the bigger oil sight glass, I put it on my '79, the chrome was peeling off, so I took it in to a chrome shop and had the chrome removed, when I got it back it was a grey colour, maybe the previous owner removed the chrome and just painted over the grey ?, I got mine polished with fine wet and dry paper and heaps of elbow grease, looks ok now, or with you using a paint stripper will affect the aluminium case and turn it a grey colour, either way bare aluminium will need to be polished or chromed, cheers Pete.
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1979 KAWASAKI Z1300 A1 WITH A DJP SIDECAR
Frame No: KZT3OA003911
Engine No: KZT3OAE004153
Location: Queensland Australia

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