Custom Black X.0 Shifter

[Ben]

I powder coated the lever and baked a ceramic coating on the shifter body.



DIY coming soon for those who dare.

[Ben]

After a dozen-or-so rides, the baked on ceramic header coating was showing signs of wear... So, I decided to disassemble and powder coated it, as originally intended:


Might as well do the bits too while I was at it:

[Ben]

This came out well:


Shifter body not so much:

[Ben]

Unsatisfied with the finish, I had to redo it again... but was curious to see how it'd look assembled.

Top:


Bottom:


Not too shabby!

[Ben]

Undeterred, I disassembled it yet again to re-coat the shifter body and the barrel adjustment knob.

Looks cherry... hope nothing goes wrong:


Third time is good enough not to warrant a redo:


Now it really is all black!


--sleep. zzzz


I can probably put it together in my sleep --not sure that's a good thing though. o_0