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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:26 pm Post subject: Db5 gauges melting |
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I am opening a new topic, I do not know if it is only my byke been stored for so long or it is happening to all db5 series.
The gauges, its black plastic housing is melting!! You can not even touch it with your fingers as your fingerprints get impressed....
Has someone experienced the same? Or it is only mine? Is there any fix like a carbon housing or similar? Everything else on the byke remains mint but the gauges look crap and it is one of the first things you see when you sit on the byke....... |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Which clocks are they??...koso with black tacho or white face central tacho....sounds like a short on the electrics....ive had both types but no melting on either... |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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It is the white face central tacho, the first one. Everything works perfect, tacho, speed, internal lights....etc, it is only the external housing it is sticky...... like when you put acid on a plastic..... , that is way I said melting....but not melting better word would be maybe degradating, I will try to post a picture. |
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Gavca
Joined: 01 Jan 2019 Posts: 30 Location: Rio de Janeiro
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Pablo, I am not sure why, but sometimes plastic and rubber when stored for a ling time get sticky. I have a Bose headset that I left a couple years inside its own carying case and when I opened it to use all plastic and rubber parts not painted were sticky.
I looked online at the time for some “do it yourself / life hacks” tips but nothing really worked.
Some of the recent bimota models use Koso gauges. They are not too expensive and are easy to find online. If yours just need the back of it maybe an email to the factory could give you an alternative otherwise you could just buy a new one and use the necessary parts. The Bimota ones seems exactly the same as the aftermarket models except for the Bimota logo on the dash. _________________ Orange and white DB6R |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:29 am Post subject: |
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Gavca wrote: |
Pablo, I am not sure why, but sometimes plastic and rubber when stored for a ling time get sticky. I have a Bose headset that I left a couple years inside its own carying case and when I opened it to use all plastic and rubber parts not painted were sticky.
I looked online at the time for some “do it yourself / life hacks” tips but nothing really worked.
Some of the recent bimota models use Koso gauges. They are not too expensive and are easy to find online. If yours just need the back of it maybe an email to the factory could give you an alternative otherwise you could just buy a new one and use the necessary parts. The Bimota ones seems exactly the same as the aftermarket models except for the Bimota logo on the dash. |
Maybe the plastic quality is not very good........ I would like to keep the byke as much original as possible, I have a friend with a 3D printer so we may try to disassemble the housing and try to make a replica
If it works I will let you know.
Thanks! |
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vort28
Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Pablo
I think this is what you are saying ?
The large white face dials have a ' soft touch ' rubber coating on them . This does turn to a sticky glue type film over time .
The film can be removed with Acetone/nail vanish remover or similar . You will just be left with the black plastic bezel. I guess there are places that could re-apply the soft touch coating but I left mine black plastic. |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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vort28 wrote: |
Hi Pablo
I think this is what you are saying ?
The large white face dials have a ' soft touch ' rubber coating on them . This does turn to a sticky glue type film over time .
The film can be removed with Acetone/nail vanish remover or similar . You will just be left with the black plastic bezel. I guess there are places that could re-apply the soft touch coating but I left mine black plastic. |
Exactly!!
I did not want to remove the coating as I did not know what I would find below......or if I would destroy the housing.....
I will try to remove the coating but I believe I will delete the icons of fuel/light....etc |
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vort28
Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I managed to save the icons on the second one I did , but it is very difficult and the icons are not in very good shape. |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:29 am Post subject: |
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As vort says...acetone/nail varnish remover.... Use cotton wool balls... Lots of them....when the sticky doesnt rub off anymore....new cotton wool ball with more acetone...only one other bike used the same clocks.... The ducati 900mhe made in 1999... But they encased the plastic with a chromed metal surround |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:47 am Post subject: |
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2bims wrote: |
As vort says...acetone/nail varnish remover.... Use cotton wool balls... Lots of them....when the sticky doesnt rub off anymore....new cotton wool ball with more acetone...only one other bike used the same clocks.... The ducati 900mhe made in 1999... But they encased the plastic with a chromed metal surround |
Very good to know, thanks!
I am very reluctant to do it, I do not want to ruin them more than they are, but I know I have to do it..................
Being the byke mint as it is, is a pity having the gauages like they are |
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lobomau
Joined: 18 Oct 2018 Posts: 39 Location: Porto - Portugal
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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I bought my DB6 few months ago, in Spain.
The dashboard was also very sticky.
after few days of fresh air, sunlight, .... now it's ok. |
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quikduk
Joined: 13 Aug 2016 Posts: 287 Location: Southern California, USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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I sent my old white faced gauge group to a fellow member here in Italy as he needed them and I have a TransLogic dash.
I cleaned off that factory coating before mailing it to him and it took a combination of acetone and GooGone but it came out nicely. |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:49 am Post subject: |
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quikduk wrote: |
I sent my old white faced gauge group to a fellow member here in Italy as he needed them and I have a TransLogic dash.
I cleaned off that factory coating before mailing it to him and it took a combination of acetone and GooGone but it came out nicely. |
Good to know, thanks!
The translogic dash is awesome!! it was an easy fit??
Pablo |
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Pablo DB5
Joined: 07 Jan 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Valencia / Spain
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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My gauges are like new now, finally I used some gasoline to remove all the rubber coating with no problems, I have even been able not to delete the logos of fuel/lights/indicator/oil
Really happy as it was the only thing in my bimota that looked crap.......
thanks for your advices. |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3770 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Pablo DB5 wrote: |
My gauges are like new now, finally I used some gasoline to remove all the rubber coating with no problems, I have even been able not to delete the logos of fuel/lights/indicator/oil
Really happy as it was the only thing in my bimota that looked crap.......
thanks for your advices. |
Make sure you clean the gasoline off really well, otherwise it will eat the plastic _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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