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My New Project arrives after a 44 year wait!
Oddjob:
Must be on another thread Tim, I do recommend them a LOT, seriously they are one of the best tools you'll ever buy for restoring parts, especially alloy casings.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCY4CVG2?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Observe direction as I posted above, these have one more colour than my normal ones, 8 different grades as opposed to 7. Best used with 2 on a mandrel, 3 at a pinch, one if needed to get into a narrow area.
You can get a really good finish on a carb body just by using them, no polishing at all, as in this result using just the finer grades, probably purple and light green and finishing off with white.
For the really deep and confined areas I had to use some different tools but 95% of that finish was done with those wheels.
My only advise when buying these is buy 2 sets at least, they do last really well but you'll end up using them so much you'll be ordering another set and more quite soon or they'll run out just when your really close to finishing the job ;D
Johnny4428:
Just ordered a set Ken, thanks. Although I’m not going to compete with that finish. Wow!
Rozabikes Tim:
Thanks Ken
Oddjob:
If you look at the 6th picture down in the Amazon listing you'll see a load of discs laid out, look carefully and you can spot the hole I meant on the boss, the 2 light purple discs on the left are clearly showing the dot, these MUST face inwards on the mandrel, so facing you as you use them, that means the fronds are pointing in the right direction.
I remember recommending these to Roo and him telling me one day how he'd shredded a few of them and I suddenly remembered I'd not mentioned about the dots to him and sure enough he'd fitted them backwards and destroyed them, oddly enough the first time they came out the manufacturers made a big thing of making sure you knew about this but they seem to assume people know this by now and it's barely mentioned anymore.
The finish on the carb took me about 3 hours IIRC, it's only on one side (and still is) as it was just an experiment, the part where the manifold rubber fits is not done, so you can see how it looked roughly before I started. I might eventually do a whole bank and see how they look mounted, might be good, might be bad. Might also be interesting to see how the finish lasts under road use.
I'm currently using the dark green and dark blues to dress up my 500 frame, getting rid of all the weld splatters that Honda just painted over, also use them to dress up metal that's pitted from rust, get rid of the rust using normal flap wheels then get rid of the marks they leave by using these discs, going up in grades etc. You can find the discs in all one colour for instance, I find I use more dark greens etc than any other colour so I buy 30-50 dark greens are a time to make sure I have enough. It can be expensive but one buy like that can last over a year and I use them a LOT.
Laverda Dave:
The guys at Ashford Chrome sent me some progress photos today. They have tweaked the rear mudguard and everything has had a very long copper bath.
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