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82 1100G Restoration...

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I had to order a steam cleaner today to help with the motor...it needs a lot of elbow grease! So I shifted my attention to the frame and started to sand out the rust (Which is a lot of sanding) Just received my bag of parts also, so come rebuilding I hopefully should have all i need.
 
Paul said:
They work well I used my mothers floor steamer and used the nozzle
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What level of cleaning did it do...I won't get the cleaner until after the holidays, so I'm curious to how well it will do.
 
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WOW! That looks great, now I'm psyched to get one...This is what I'm dealing with, (its worse underneath!) so hopefully I can make dent in it! Im surprised there isn't more of a mention of steam cleaning on here, it seems really effective...as soon as i get rid of the muck, then ill be soda blasting to get rid of the paint.

 
Yes agreed, this method works well, I used some very cheap degreaser for a pound shop and small brush, any residue that is left is quite powdery which will lend it self to soda blasting
 
Got myself doing some steam cleaning today with the new steamer...I have to say, when your doing it it feels like its not doing a thing, but when you stand back afterwards...it did make a difference. ill hit it every other day to really get to it, but I'm happy with the results thus far...





 
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So I got some parts put together...(Which feels nice!) The seat is all ready with new rubbers, pillion parts and such...and a good steam clean which bought the seat up great! Shocks are also done, there in good shape overall...the surface rust came off pretty well.







 
Tumbled all the loose parts today, they came out fantastic! Just like new...tumbling is the way to go! These screws which are the manifold bolts were in terrible shape! Soooo rusty and cruddy, they came out like new!

 
By "tumbled" do you mean that you placed them in a rock polisher? Interesting idea.
 
Looking good, I like the steam cleaner and tumbler ideas too. How big is your tumbler and where'd you get it?

Is it really ok to hang the engine by the valve cover like that?
 

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Looking good, I like the steam cleaner and tumbler ideas too. How big is your tumbler and where'd you get it?

Is it really ok to hang the engine by the valve cover like that?
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Its a 5lb Tumbler from eastwoods, its actually a friend of mine and he let me use during the resto. I bought some green media from harbor freight, and it does the job. Just leave it overningt and its all good. The motor is fine, I don't raise it up too often, its just the easiest anchor point to use...

http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-5lb-tumbler-with-media.html
 
Cool thanks for the info on the tumbler. I've got lots of rusty bolts that I currently hand or dremel polish, this is the way to go.

I guess the other advantage to hanging it that high is you don't have to work around straps when cleaning.
 
mikerophone said:
Cool thanks for the info on the tumbler. I've got lots of rusty bolts that I currently hand or dremel polish, this is the way to go.

I guess the other advantage to hanging it that high is you don't have to work around straps when cleaning.
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i definitely recommend the tumbler then if you do it all my hand, I literally just leave them overnight and the parts are like new the next morning.
 
Well, progress is slow...as its so cold I'm just working on the small things...like repainting some parts that really needed it.





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Nice, what paint did you use on the rubber handlebar cover? I've wondered what would work well for that without cracking.
 
mikerophone said:
Nice, what paint did you use on the rubber handlebar cover? I've wondered what would work well for that without cracking.
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Thanks, for the handlebar cover I just used a nail brush with soapy hot water, then some mothers vinyl cleaner again with a nail brush rinsed it all off and used the vinyl cleaner again for the finish. I also replaced the emblem in the center...
 
Did some more work on the motor today, replacing some of the gaskets and more cleaning. Yuck is all i can say...I made a template of the clutch cover as I'm paranoid about getting the wrong size bolt in the wrong place...Also, scraping the old gaskets off with a blade is work! For the oil pan, would a gasket sealer be safe?





 
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