Yoke Key Damage
 

Hi Troops.

Any suggestions on re-painting/ spraying a key damaged yoke? I.e paint type etc. I know I can cover the scratches with a yoke protector if a re-spray isn't an option.

Thanks!!

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

Hammerite smooth

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

...do i need to sand some of the surrounding paint off first?

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

polish it. Its laquered, so you can strip that off with paint stripper then polish it up like new

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

+ 1, give it good clean up and a light sand first.

Edit: Take it off the bike first...

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

On my pointy it's painted black, but it's extremely thin paint. The key wears the paint away to the bare metal. I've been looking at repainting mine with Hammerite too.

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

It can be done, use paint stripped to remove the paint from the cast section and then polish up the smooth top section.

Hammerite will be the next best alternative, or powder coating.

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

busted out the hammerite today. used a few miles of masking and newspaper to stop any stray paint. worked a treat on a couple of minor scuffs on the swingarm and frame.

bit concerned about the finish on the yoke. the sprayed area looks a bit shiny compared to the existing paint, after 1 hour drying. will check back tomorrow.

otherwise gotta spray the whole thing:(

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

I would just spray the whole lot, then take anything attached to your key off of it and get a seperate soft keyring.

Never understood why people have loads of other stuff attached to their bike key. Saw a guy on an 08 675 in summer with his house keys attached to the bike keys and keyring....the yoke was BATTERED. such a shame.

Re: Yoke Key Damage
 

twas a key for my disk lock.

...is removing the yoke straight forward enough? i'm gonna have a sit down with the haynes but some org advice would be good.