Clear laquer over aluminium

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Dave Barlow

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I have a 42 year old Japanese motorbike with original clear laquered engine parts.
How does it stay on when modern alloy wheels only survive for a few years?
Aluminium needs an etch primer to seal it before painting.
This cannot be done if the finish is clear.
 
I've had several Japanese motorbikes and the lacquer never looked like it would last 40 years especially if used in the winter. I remember stripping fork legs and buffing them up because mottled corrosion had got under the lacquer.

If you have a good one at 42 years old that has to be worth keeping. Wish I still had my Z900 bought new in 76.
 

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