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> Broke out the powdercoater today.., Pics of side view mirror.....
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post Mar 29 2004, 12:54 AM
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Powdercoated an extra side view mirror I had. The color is shadow black. The mirror had a 2" dent running across the backside of it. I used a body hammer and dolly and it came out pretty good.


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post Mar 29 2004, 08:20 AM
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How did you prepare the surface before coating...Did you strip the chrome finish, rough it up, sand blast...Or did the Powdercoat stick without any help...

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post Mar 29 2004, 08:26 AM
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Damn... that's pretty slick. How did you prep the surface?

That's so much better than some of the painted versions I've seen when people black out the chrome.

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post Mar 29 2004, 09:18 AM
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After taking apart the mirror I sanded the backside of it with 400 grit then sanded with 600 grit. I dipped the mirror in thinner for 5 minutes and this cleaned it really well. I then powdercoated and cured the mirror housing.

The arm the mirror attaches too, came out a little to glossy, which tells me that I didn't spend enough time getting the chrome off, but it came out alright. I am going to be doing all the chrome on my teener a Matte black, just waiting for the powder to come in.

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post Mar 29 2004, 09:25 AM
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It looks really good.

I've never seen a mirror completely disassembled. How tough was it to R&R the glass?

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post Mar 29 2004, 09:31 AM
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Rusty, it was pretty easy. Have to be careful prying out the black seal around the outer edge of the mirror though. I nicked the lower portion of the mirror on mine. After prying the black seal, the mirror comes right out.

Take off the 8mm bolt inside and remove a small spring and washer. This will seperate the housing from the elbow. Now if I could only find a place that sells just the mirror. I will be doing a couple more mirrors over the next few days. I will take pics of the inside of them.
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post Mar 29 2004, 09:48 AM
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415, I just bought 2 replacement mirors, glass only from a guy here in TX, I'll send you his email... $10 each, shipped.

the mirror looks great!! want to do mine? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Mar 29 2004, 10:00 AM
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415, I just bought 2 replacement mirors, glass only from a guy here in TX, I'll send you his email... $10 each, shipped.

the mirror looks great!! want to do mine? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

You know, I remember seeing a guy from Texas on ebay offering just the glass. Cool, please send me the info and yep you can send me the mirrors and I will powdercoat them for you.

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post Mar 29 2004, 10:16 AM
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Glass for the mirrors is under $2 at any glass shop. I replaced mine last year. Took the mirror down to local shop and the next day and $3 later I had new mirrors.
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post Mar 29 2004, 10:24 AM
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Cool, I will try that also...

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post Mar 29 2004, 10:30 AM
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If you get the replacement glass piece before hand, why not just carefully break the mirror to help save wear and tear on that seal.

Is the seal available anywhere?

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post Mar 29 2004, 10:34 AM
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QUOTE(tat2dphreak @ Mar 29 2004, 07:48 AM)
415, I just bought 2 replacement mirors, glass only from a guy here in TX, I'll send you his email... $10 each, shipped.

the mirror looks great!! want to do mine? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

You know, I remember seeing a guy from Texas on ebay offering just the glass. Cool, please send me the info and yep you can send me the mirrors and I will powdercoat them for you.

Rod

that's the guy... they fit perfect... but I have issues with 1 mirror, the plastic backpiece was broke/rotted and won't hold the mirror in place, even with the front piece (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I also have to remove my current mirrors since the PO put the in a weird spot(on the windshield frame) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stfu.gif) I'll have to fill in those holes... I'm pretty pissed about that!
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post Mar 29 2004, 10:53 AM
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Rusty, the seal is actually pretty tough and pliable. I haven't heard of any place that offers the seal, I have to ckeck into this.

"I was kidding about the powdercoat"

So was I (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

As far as the plastic frame behind the mirror, mine was also broken in half. I used foglight seal material behind the mirror and it works just fine. Rusty I will try and locate those black seals and see if they are still available. I'll let you know.
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