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Chucks Skunk #2 Project

Agter stripping the rims the other day, today was mask off the faces and paint them...heres the results. I also polished the fork lowers and the points cover. I will post pics and the process in the next post..






 
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Heres the bling and the tools of the trade. The black bar that says FORMAX DETROIT on it is the famous BLACK MAGIC i keep talking about. The aluminum polish is self explanatory. Heres what you do::
1)Strip all clearcaot with paint stripper and wash good.
2)Use the BLACK MAGIC rouge with the hard yellow pleeted buff till very shiny
3) Use the Buschs polish on the white sewn cotton buff till mirror like.
4) Clean with laquer thinner and a rag then buff them with a dry towel
5) Seal all parts with WIZARDS POWER SEAL.







 
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Chuck, that sure is some serious looking polish work you've done! I'd say you have it down to an art form by what I see.
 
I really like the points cover with the plain polished look. Was actually thinking of leaving it that way..but it wouldnt be technically correct..Next step is to mask it off and repaint it and remove the paint off the raised lettering so it looks new again. Thanks for the compliment Dale. I have been preaching the praises of the Black Magic rouge and now you see why. Its a cut and color rouge which means it cuts the oxidation and brings out the metals natural lustre all in the same process. If ya need anything done you know the addy.
 
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It wasn't wrong.

Steve, I hemmed and hawed around with the idea of buying it but in the end said there were other things I needed to buy first.
 
I just went and relooked..I stand corrected. For whatever reason i had my brain stuck on the points cover one thats harder to find. Like the one in the picture above that i just polished out.
 
Polishing looks super nice Chuck. I've been using Nuvite Nushine II after 400 and 800 sanding but my can is almost gone so I may try the Busch's - I like your process and your results with the black magic rouge followed by it

How has that Wizards power seal worked for you? I used Ever clear on the 550 and it lasted ok, not resistant to solvents or gas though and its wicked expensive.
 
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The power seal hasnt been topped by anything ive found in the many many years ive been into bikes. The thing to do is put it on heavy and rub it into the raw aluminum as soon as you get it polished. aluminum is very porous and the rubbing will squish it in deep. You wanna literally rub it in till it disapperas and then let it dry good. Once its dry, then a clean rag to rebuff to the original shine and its done. I do the covers each spring to refresh it and they look like day one still.
 
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chuck hahn said:
The power seal hasnt been topped by anything ive found in the many many years ive been into bikes. The thing to do is put it on heavy and rub it into the raw aluminum as soon as you get it polished. aluminum is very porous and the rubbing will squish it in deep. You wanna literally rub it in till it disapperas and then let it dry good. Once its dry, then a clean rag to rebuff to the original shine and its done. I do the covers each spring to refresh it and they look like day one still.
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Sounds good. I've experimented with different clear coats but they always seem to take away some of the shine which bugs me. And if you get any damage to it not good. The everclear did ok in that department but its not durable at all and 20 bucks for a small bottle.
 
And the clear will eventually turn yellow and chip from road debris and in 5 years you gotta strip it all and do it all over..that just seems rather dumb to me..but thats just me,.
 
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It wasn't wrong.

Steve, I hemmed and hawed around with the idea of buying it but in the end said there were other things I needed to buy first.
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You know, I could swear it was the right one, but Chuck said it was wrong. So..................... I did some checking. It did sell for $20 instead of the $25 he was originally asking for.

First of all it's a stator cover. For the '78,'79 model it's part no. 68233-45000, which is no longer available.
So, I checked for a '80 and found part number 68233-45200 for $10.80, which is now the replacement part for the one shown on e-bay, 68233-45100 (superceded).
Now the "newer" revised part numbers for the '80 are still available through Boulevard Suzuki, 68233-45200 for $10.80 for the stator cover and 68235-45200 for $13.51 for the ignition cover.

Now, looking hard, very hard at that pic of the one on E-bay, it's very hard for me to tell what the difference is from the '79 I have, unless the color is different, like black and gold, instead of silver and gold.

But I did find this on E-bay, and although the part number is not real clear, it does look like the newest part number for the ignition cover, 68235-45200 for $13.51 at Boulevard Suzuki.
Actually I think it looks pretty good, although it would stand out because I know it's not the right or original one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/suzu...torcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5ae28fb77
 
This afternoon I decided I wasnt satisfied with the way the swingarm looked so i stripped it and resanded it by hand and repainted it. Just had some rough looking spoats that i couldnt accept. Hand sanded it as smooth as i could and reshot it. I am much more pleased now.



 
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