Cutting fairings!!
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From: Vista Cali
RE: Cutting fairings!!
a dremel with a course burr......better would be a pneumatic die grinder with a burr...it has a wee bit more power than the dremel and doesn't get hot so quickly....and then the edges and be smoothed out with 320 or 400 wet or dry paper
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RE: Cutting fairings!!
I think what ever you use ...avoid to much heat mate as the plastic will burn and go all weird on you ..making it look a touch ordinary and causing you to have to sand it back heaps..
Depending on how much you are going to remove or cut... I have done early fairings by hand with a very small copping saw blade with good success ...no burs or buring at all..
and it leaves a nice edge to sand back...
I think you only need to take your time , mark out well ...and you will be fine ...
Depending on how much you are going to remove or cut... I have done early fairings by hand with a very small copping saw blade with good success ...no burs or buring at all..
and it leaves a nice edge to sand back...
I think you only need to take your time , mark out well ...and you will be fine ...
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From: tampa, fl
RE: Cutting fairings!!
all of those work well but when it comes to this i just take it to a dealer and pay them. y? simple...if it gets messed up then they replace the fairing free of charge. cost you a couple of bucks but it is worth the peace of mind to me...
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RE: Cutting fairings!!
I bought Woodcraft frame sliders that require cutting. I'll check tomorrow and give you the name of the cutting tool I used. It turned out just fine. Remember the old saying, measure twice and cut once.
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From: Fort Mitchell, AL
RE: Cutting fairings!!
I use a stencil on the plastic. I cover the area with blue painters tape, draw the circle where I want the hole to be, drill a small hole dead center with a dremel and then use the dremel cutting tool (round) and work my way around. I then sand the edges with the dremel sander.
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