Ural paint...2 steps below Testors model paint...

Spicy McHaggis · 06-29-2008, 04:20 PM

Good lord, you LEAN on the paint on one of these motos and it comes off onto your arm.

I just spent a good hour washing the Arctic, after the run up the Dempster to the Arctic Circle. They spread pure calcium cloride onto the road, then go over it with a water truck, THEN they mix it in with a grader...all to keep the dust down.

Problem is - it gets literally EVERYWHERE. I'm quite sure my Ural will rust to pieces before I get it paid off in 2 years.

The springs on the shocks are missing paint - and there was nothing rubbing on them.

So far, that's the only big drawback I've seen with this thing - it's eagerness to rust (who posted the thread with the totally rusted out Ural???) and the shitty paint.

drrider1 · 06-29-2008, 05:50 PM

they are what they are............now break oy that flat black rattle can and get busy

eastbloc · 06-29-2008, 07:49 PM

My whole damn Ural owes its handsomeness to a rattle can.

You should have seen what that thing looked like after eight years of being driven daily and not washed in the salty mid-Atlantic states!

uraldog · 06-29-2008, 09:09 PM

hey Spicey , get youself a can of spray oil [not WD 40 ] and spray all the welds and any where two or more pieces of metal come together [ you really should have done that before riding in the calcium ] this will help delay the rust and corrosion factor till you can strip and repaint --the paint on the Retros aint to good either, that was one bitch I've had from day one too

P B G · 06-29-2008, 11:12 PM

POR 15, the stuff works great.

I use it alot on car frames, where anytime i'm under and I see a spot of rust I wire brush till nothing is loose, por 15 primer, followed by rubberized frame paint for aesthetics.

On a bike, i'd wire wheel rust, por 15, then paint of choice. As mentioned if you really want long term paint you'll need to redo it. Powdercoat is more durable for offroad environment.

redflasher · 06-30-2008, 05:08 AM

Anything that isn't painted will rapidly corrode also. I don't know if it is zinc plated or what but everything on my GearUp that isn't chrome-carb tops, caliper mounting, 2wd rod, etc have been etched by a few exposures to Minnesota winter salt.

And the chrome ain't that great either.

Bob in Minnesota
2006 GearUP

06-29-2008, 04:20 PM	#1
Spicy McHaggis ^OP Darth Peach's cracker... Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Oddometer: 3,787	Ural paint...2 steps below Testors model paint... Good lord, you LEAN on the paint on one of these motos and it comes off onto your arm. I just spent a good hour washing the Arctic, after the run up the Dempster to the Arctic Circle. They spread pure calcium cloride onto the road, then go over it with a water truck, THEN they mix it in with a grader...all to keep the dust down. Problem is - it gets literally EVERYWHERE. I'm quite sure my Ural will rust to pieces before I get it paid off in 2 years. The springs on the shocks are missing paint - and there was nothing rubbing on them. So far, that's the only big drawback I've seen with this thing - it's eagerness to rust (who posted the thread with the totally rusted out Ural???) and the shitty paint. __________________ 2006 DR650

06-29-2008, 05:50 PM	#2
drrider1 just running amuck Joined: May 2004 Location: Indianapolis Oddometer: 360	they are what they are............now break oy that flat black rattle can and get busy __________________ Every life needs 9 cats. 11R1200rt 96 Ural Tourist (red peril) 02 800 vulcan classic(wife's)gone but not forgotten

06-29-2008, 07:49 PM	#3
eastbloc comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,229	My whole damn Ural owes its handsomeness to a rattle can. You should have seen what that thing looked like after eight years of being driven daily and not washed in the salty mid-Atlantic states! __________________ '86 V65 Magna '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '09 Kawasaki Versys

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06-29-2008, 09:09 PM	#4
uraldog vagabond Joined: Nov 2007 Location: west of the rock Oddometer: 397	hey Spicey , get youself a can of spray oil [not WD 40 ] and spray all the welds and any where two or more pieces of metal come together [ you really should have done that before riding in the calcium ] this will help delay the rust and corrosion factor till you can strip and repaint --the paint on the Retros aint to good either, that was one bitch I've had from day one too

06-29-2008, 11:12 PM	#5
P B G Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Greater Chicago Oddometer: 9,781	POR 15, the stuff works great. I use it alot on car frames, where anytime i'm under and I see a spot of rust I wire brush till nothing is loose, por 15 primer, followed by rubberized frame paint for aesthetics. On a bike, i'd wire wheel rust, por 15, then paint of choice. As mentioned if you really want long term paint you'll need to redo it. Powdercoat is more durable for offroad environment.

06-30-2008, 05:08 AM	#6
redflasher Baltika Lover Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Oddometer: 135	Anything that isn't painted will rapidly corrode also. I don't know if it is zinc plated or what but everything on my GearUp that isn't chrome-carb tops, caliper mounting, 2wd rod, etc have been etched by a few exposures to Minnesota winter salt. And the chrome ain't that great either. Bob in Minnesota 2006 GearUP