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Post by baz69 on Jun 30, 2013 7:59:41 GMT 1
hi all,ok what is best finish for fork legs and footrest hangers dont want them polished or chromed,wuld anodizing be the best finish .
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Post by Yogi on Jun 30, 2013 19:23:10 GMT 1
I've just cleaned some forks with scotch brite pads and they look good,,I used to polish them, but scotch brites better they look more original
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Post by lovelydog on Jun 30, 2013 20:40:36 GMT 1
In the process of this now,gone for polishing. Have ground off the casting marks on the hangers and sat out with my missus on our bench with a glass of wine after tea,rubbing down with wet'n'dry but got told off for making the bench rock and squeek while I was doing it.
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Post by billy on Jul 1, 2013 15:41:15 GMT 1
In the process of this now,gone for polishing. Have ground off the casting marks on the hangers and sat out with my missus on our bench with a glass of wine after tea,rubbing down with wet'n'dry but got told off for making the bench rock and squeek while I was doing it. LMFAO.  |
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Post by copper99 on Jul 1, 2013 21:56:24 GMT 1
I've just cleaned some forks with scotch brite pads and they look good,,I used to polish them, but scotch brites better they look more original Daft question time....are there different "grades" of these pads? What did you use and where do you get them from mate? |
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Post by Yogi on Jul 1, 2013 22:11:55 GMT 1
Hi Copper I bought a six times one inch pad that goes on a bench grinder from the bay, it was about 10 pound and takes about 15 minutes per fork,,, I will try and put a pic up tomorrow mate, can't remember if there's different grades mate
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Post by copper99 on Jul 3, 2013 20:34:33 GMT 1
Hi Copper I bought a six times one inch pad that goes on a bench grinder from the bay, it was about 10 pound and takes about 15 minutes per fork,,, I will try and put a pic up tomorrow mate, can't remember if there's different grades mate Im with you mate, sadly i havent room for a bench, let alone a grinder. Ill run them down to you in the Winter, I can afford 30mins labour and a packet of chocolate digestives...?  |
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Post by Yogi on Jul 3, 2013 20:53:01 GMT 1
 Hi copper sounds like a deal to me mate,come down anytime,,hopefully there's a picture with this message ,,the fork closest took 10 mins to polish,,,your get yours to look new with a normal scotch pad and some elbow grease,,, get scrubbing  |
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Post by garry1366 on Jul 3, 2013 23:06:14 GMT 1
Nice finish. How abrasive is it? Would it remove anodising?
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Post by Yogi on Jul 4, 2013 6:25:17 GMT 1
I haven't tried but I suspect it would
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Post by copper99 on Jul 4, 2013 7:47:17 GMT 1
View Attachment Hi copper sounds like a deal to me mate,come down anytime,,hopefully there's a picture with this message ,,the fork closest took 10 mins to polish,,,your get yours to look new with a normal scotch pad and some elbow grease,,, get scrubbing Thats lovely mate..nice work. Im just whipping the legs out now, see you lunchtime...! |
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Post by petejw22 on Jul 4, 2013 9:01:22 GMT 1
I have used Scotchbrite fine pads to finish off, rubbing down the fork legs widthways. Degrease with cellulose thinners, then finish off with clearcoat. Looks pretty good on both RD's and DT's
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Post by Yogi on Jul 4, 2013 19:25:30 GMT 1
Where are ya copper, coffees getting cold.....lol
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Post by rickbrown01 on Jul 4, 2013 22:24:55 GMT 1
Really useful stuff, I have been trying abrasive pads by hand and not getting a decent finish. Just ordered some scotchbrite pads for the drill so hopefully will do the job.
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Post by museumman on Jul 5, 2013 0:25:26 GMT 1
What type of clear coats are people using? I assumed ally would need a special type.
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