Over the weekend, I dove into refinishing some of the high profile parts. I documented what I did in web pages under the “51” category for “Vehicle Trim”. There are pictures showing the before and after. The web pages are in the left navigation column, and here are the links.
51 BMW R75/5 Headlight Shell and Switch Housing Paint Repair
51 BMW R75/5 Refinishing the Header Pipes
51 BMW R75/5 Refinishing Steering Damper Knob
The other post in this category is the powder coating.
51 BMW R75/5 Powder Coating
Below is a sampling of the pictures I took.
Headlight Shell Restoration
Headlight Shell After 40 Years, 97,553 miles
Headlight Shell Underside Grunge
Headlight Paint Repair – Like New Again
Restored Switch Assemblies
Header Restoration
Header with 40 Years of Bluing
Header with 40 Years of Bluing
Header with 40 Years of Bluing
Restored Header Clean & Polished
Restored Header Clean & Polished
Steering Damper Restoration
Steering Damper Dings and Steering Head Grunge
Steering Head After Polish #4