Painting switches an yoke

[REgina CB-1]

Mine are showing their age. Need some lovin. Any suggestions on what type of paint to use?

[tcd2004]

Not positive but my guess would be Krylon Fusion.  It's made for plastics

[Drewski]

You might not be able to get a good finish with paint. You could try using some rubbing compound to polish them up, (you'll need to partialy dismnantle for this). I've had very good results using this stuff on other plastics, esp when they get sun-bleached like the CB-1 switches do. I've bought a set of CB500F switches for CB-1 No 2, they have a much better finish. Some of the Fireblade switches look like they'll fit too.


 

[tcd2004]

Hi Drew,

Those switches will plug right up to the -1?  About how much do they run?

[sparkybloke]

got my switch gear looking better by accident, squirted some 3 in 1 aerosol oil onto the black parts when cleaning up switch contacts and it improved the finish dramatically, wiped over with a rag and it left no oily slippery mess, just looked more matt black instead of dry grey!

[oldsmoker]

Same here, was lubing my clutch and throttle cables with a clear oil I use on braided lines and got a drop on the housing. When I wiped it off I was amazed at the difference. More oil and wiping produced a very nice finish!

[REgina CB-1]

Ya. I was polishing my levers yesterday, got some polish on the switch casing... Same result, looks great!

[Xestenz]

BDdesigns out of Ontario, the company that offers sticker and decal reproductions for the -1 also does switchgear refinishing, including silkscreening the original lettering:

http://bdesigns.ca/Restorations.htm

Pricey, but perhaps worth it if you are doing a full restoration.

[ABullock91]

Drew, will those switches drop right in?

[Drewski]

Drew, will those switches drop right in?

Havn't tried them yet I seem to remember looking when I bought them and they looked to have the same connecter blocks. If not, it's very easy to swap the connecters, each switch has the same function as the CB-1 switches I think, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[ABullock91]

Drew, will those switches drop right in?

Havn't tried them yet I seem to remember looking when I bought them and they looked to have the same connecter blocks. If not, it's very easy to swap the connecters, each switch has the same function as the CB-1 switches I think, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Well, if you do get them to work, let me know if you find a spare set and I'll take them off your hand. The pin broke in my clutch side, so when I use the choke the whole thing squirrels and I hate it. And I'd rather get a good set before I drill into my Vortexes to make it legit.

[tcd2004]

Drew, will those switches drop right in?

Havn't tried them yet I seem to remember looking when I bought them and they looked to have the same connecter blocks. If not, it's very easy to swap the connecters, each switch has the same function as the CB-1 switches I think, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Well, if you do get them to work, let me know if you find a spare set and I'll take them off your hand. The pin broke in my clutch side, so when I use the choke the whole thing squirrels and I hate it. And I'd rather get a good set before I drill into my Vortexes to make it legit.

I recently bought an entire control set and put the clutch side one on that I bought since it looked better than the one on my bike and it still had the lettering on it.  It wasn't until I had everything almost bolted up that I noticed the pin was missing.  All I did was find a nail that was the right diameter, drilled a hole where the old hold pin used to be, and cut the nail down to the correct length.  Worked like a charm