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The sun may not be shining but........(FZS 600) - Dave48 - 11-05-13
Wednesday took the gear pedal & footpeg to my local friendly "old skool" engineer who is going to fit a bush to pedal to eliminate all the nasty side play due to wear & lack of lubrication by previous owner. Meanwhile I have been waiting for braided hoses to arrive & now they've just turned up. :lol Yesterday removed bars, masked up surrounding area & repainted top yoke to get rid of key scratch marks- also while I had fuel tank elevated I delved into plastic box with electrical connectors inside & cleaned up same.
Some of the alloy components like rear footpeg hangers look a bit distressed- whats the best way of restoring finish on these?-have always used Solvol Autosol & old toothbrush in past but not getting all the marks off-there is no pitting-just discolouration. Any ideas welcome.
PS If sun shining tomorrow "Big Red" is coming out to play! :lol
Re: The sun may not be shining but........(FZS 600) - Lazarus - 11-05-13
(11-05-13, 09:04 AM)Dave48 link Wrote: [size=78%]Some of the alloy components like rear footpeg hangers look a bit distressed- whats the best way of restoring finish on these?-have always used Solvol Autosol & old toothbrush in past but not getting all the marks off-there is no pitting-just discolouration. Any ideas welcome.[/size]
PS If sun shining tomorrow "Big Red" is coming out to play! :lol
I have a drill attachment for polishing. I took the hangers off and use some maguires polish and buffed them up.
Re: The sun may not be shining but........(FZS 600) - Dave48 - 11-05-13
Thanks, Lazarus. Have got wire brush attachments for drill-handy for getting rid of rust.- will buy buffing pads/polishing mops next week. Braided hoses fitted, rear caliper stripped,cleaned,reassembled. Brakes bled all round. A good days progress!