Bling Bling #2

The frame was the first part I cleaned and polished immediately followed  by the swing-arm. This one was donated and was in better condition than the original with less corrosion. I must admit I spend less time sanding and polishing this and under the studio light more of the heavy sanding marks can be seen, again this is coated with  ACF50 for protection against oxidation/corrosion.

Buckets of Elbow Grease

. . . is whats needed for the next task, removing the corrosion and pitting of the alloy frame, Swingarm, Bottom Yoke, Hangers and various brackets.

I decided to do a quick [2 hours] test on a section of the frame. I started out with some wet and dry sandpaper [dont know the grade] to cut back some of the pitting. I then used a polishing kit consisting of 3 discs and 2 grades of paste. I started with the rough disc on the electric drill and finished with the medium disc and a final polish with some elbow grease and a clean rag.

After 2 hours of hard graft the pitting is still visible but the corrosion has been completely removed and this section of the frame looks a little healthier.