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LMichaels replied to the thread Frame restoration help.Have to agree. Especially with heavier grit discs. Angle grinders can be way over powering for finer detail work.
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I can pretty much guarantee you will screw up that frame if you use an angle grinder on it. It's too fine of work unless you just have...
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I do have some sheets of 120 or 140 grit and one of those rubber sandpaper holders. That might do just fine for a square surface.
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Good point, Cody. I had thought about that...I guess I could experiment before paying someone to do it for me! On the instruction...
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LMichaels replied to the thread Frame restoration help.60 grit on a flapper is gonna leave some pretty bad marks and grooves. I think I would no go more than 120 for the heavier then finish...
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LMichaels replied to the thread Gas control valve cap broke.Looks to be the correct length
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LMichaels replied to the thread Frame restoration help.So I've tried the Rust Reformer product. It's MEH at best. Seems to allow rust to easily come back. Unless you really get after it with...
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Chris, don't use a wire wheel on the frame unless you're trying to get some heavy rust spots off. You're going to want to sand the frame...
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Mike Lang, the author of "Another Pint Please" and our honored guest at TVWBB Upper Midwest Meet from a few years ago, wrote a nice...
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If it’s recessed you wouldn’t even need to hand paint it. You could spray it and then carefully wipe it while wet with a solvent soaked rag.
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LMichaels replied to the thread Frame restoration help.Honestly I dislike wire wheel for that type of thing. A sander will give you a much nicer finish
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LMichaels replied to the thread Frame restoration help.Yes most definitely you want to get the frame sanded externally especially for the aesthetics of it. This way you can lay a nice finish...
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That sounds like a good idea. Which ever route I go (Eastwood or zinc phosphate), I would have to lightly wire wheel the entire frame...
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LMichaels replied to the thread 56" Vieluxe Redux.So, then perhaps some black (or perhaps another color) anodizing project would be REALLY cool looking. You can get your hands on some...
