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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: guest833 on October 25, 2009, 04:32:38 PM
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I have a hobby of doing up the old XBR's. Most of the engines/ clutch covers etc have lacquer that is tired and scruffy.
What's your best tips/ products to remove the old lacquer and what products do you use to make it nice and shiny again? Paint? Just lacquer?
Cheers
John
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I've found that grinding them across ten yards of tarmac and then finishing off with a light buff from three yards of fresh grass gets the lacquer off a treat. :D
GC
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I'm in the process of cleaning up my Dommie engine casings for my project. I started out by degreasing and getting all the muck off, then onto paint stripper and wire brushes (drill mounted type). That took care of the laquer and trhe inner casings are staying as buff ali. Andy230 suggested wirewooling with old engine oil to give them an age related patina, but I haven't tried that yet.
As for the outer casings, it's been a case of sanding down with ever fine paper, then wet'n'dry to get the marks out. After that a set of felt polishing mops stuck on the drill followed by autosol and elbow grease. No plans to re-laquer them, rather spray with ACF50 (have I got that name right??). This is a toy project bike so won't see much winter muck (the rate I'm going it wont see any kind of road muck :'()
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I've found that grinding them across ten yards of tarmac and then finishing off with a light buff from three yards of fresh grass gets the lacquer off a treat. :D
GC
Most helpful.......
BTW Onepot- have you forgotton about my spongy seat bit? Cheers- John
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I hadn't forgotten and I had a look around the garage today, but no luck I'm afraid. It's not looking hopeful :(
GC