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Painted alternator

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:27 pm
by akiragost
So it seems someone's painted my alternator at some point, it is now flaking, is there any way I can get it to look clean? Sand down? Repaint? Scared of damaging the alternator

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:55 am
by Merlin
You can remove the alternator and take it apart. The casing comes off so you can paint it without getting paint over all the internals.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:45 pm
by akiragost
How much of a bitch is it to remove and put back on? Diy able??

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:25 pm
by Vtecmec
akiragost wrote:How much of a bitch is it to remove and put back on? Diy able??
Ish, I manged to bend the central shaft the first time I did it :roll: . Second time around I just cut small pieces of paper and slipped them under the 'grills' to mask the internals, much easier.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:12 pm
by akiragost
Hmmm masking seems an easier task lol