Step 1: Carefully remove two exhaust covers per side and the heel guards.
Step 2: I sprayed with lighter fluid to degrease and allowed to sit.
Step 3: Wash all parts thoroughly with warm soapy water and dry with paper towlels until completely dry. At this time I cleaned all of the screw threads thoroughly with a soft wire brush and a little wd-40.
Step 4: I fashioned simple hangers out of coat hangers so as not to disturb the paint between coats.
Step 5: I did 5 coats lightly, each coat holding the can about 8-9 inches away from the part and using even strokes.
Step 6: Hang using the coat hangers for ten to twelve minutes between each coat. The lighter the coat the better, just be sure to lightly cover the object each time and by the fourth or fifth coat you will notice a nice even sheen.
Step 7: When you notice that nice even sheen, Stop re coating. You can add another coat later if necessary.
Step 8: Allow to dry overnight and re assemble being careful not to ding anything or scratch any paint. Slow deliberate movements when assembling my baby! :))

Note: on torque - if doing little jobs like this is unfamiliar and you don't want to strip a bolt, just when you feel it start to tighten, apply a firm amount of pressure till you feel it firm in, then stop. Practice how it feels with an aluminum nut and bolt in a vise, then a steel nut and bolt, then mix em up. The different materials will feel and seat differently. I still do this now and then to re-familiarize myself with not over torquing things. When in doubt always use a torque wrench and follow book spec on torque. This is just how I do it when working on something like my exhaust cover. Valve cover is a different story! :)))

* Last updated by: Cblast on 4/21/2013 @ 12:24 AM *

I do want to thank Rook specifically for his advice on my windscreen install. The spit was the trick sir!!! Made for a nice little transformation and garnered several compliments on only a short ride today! :) I love this bike and everyone's willingness to help and share info has been awesome! Give er a go Wolf! :)

As if the black wasn't sinister enough, you made it mega sinister!!! If I didn't just change my cans, I think that would look good on the blue beast, also. Probably going to do my heel guards....

Brother you are Godly!

I'm off work for a few days, guess what my next project will be (; Can't wait to attack those cans. Cblast your directions are full proof and greatly appreciated brotha. Thank you!!!

MW

PS mega-sinister (jonnyo) is a good word. Mine would be nefarious!

* Last updated by: Wolfman on 4/21/2013 @ 6:26 AM *

'Sinister', 'nefarious', thanks gentlemen!!! I can't stop looking at this bike! I have an archive of thousands of motorcycle photos that I have compiled over the years and there are so many bikes out there that must be seen in person to appreciate the actual depth and angles. I stopped at a gas station yesterday, the first time I've taken her out since painting the cans, a fella was standing there just staring at her. When I walked up, he just said 'darkness', huge smile on his face, and walked away! In person she looks like a cross between an Emperor scorpion and Lucy Liu! :))) Saying a ZX-14R is a beautiful bike just doesn't get the message across! Vampish and predatory come to mind! :))))

* Last updated by: Cblast on 4/21/2013 @ 7:59 AM *

Vampish, yeah - Draconian for sure...
Auh Lucy Liu, the actress, dam homie, she'd look quite nice on the back of your stead. Actually she'd look dam nice on mine too, perhaps maybe straddling my... Ok back to reality!
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