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Polish Wheels

Mineral spirits work just fine. So does lacquer thinner, but I prefer the spirits because it doesn't evaporate as quickly, like alcohol does.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Pete, what's metho?:confused:
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Yup, methylated spirits is the stuff, we'll have you talkin' Aussie in no time! ;)

Flyboy said:
Metholated Spirits....I assume, comes from living upside down at the bottom of the world, blood goes to the head. ;)
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:p (what else needs to be said?) :p

cowboyup3371 said:
So denatured alcohol (thanks Google). I'll see what I can do then. I wonder if paint thinner won't work the same way then?
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Thinner might, but the metho definitely leaves no residue or anything, and I was just following some directions at the time that I think were on the compound packaging.

GS ace said:
Mineral spirits work just fine. So does lacquer thinner, but I prefer the spirits because it doesn't evaporate as quickly, like alcohol does.
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Cool, I haven't tried mineral spirits, just the metho.
 
I agree with Pete, the metholated spirits leaves no residue, hense it is so good as a window and glass cleaner, also makes a pretty powerful moonshine when strained through a half loaf of white bread, to remove the purple colour. :eek:

But I guess any spirit based solvent would do just fine, I don't see any reason not to use whatever you can get your hands on easily and cheaply.
 
i use white spirit inbetween different compounds. cleans it up nice and shows up ant flaws in the polishing. easily wiped off with some kitchen towel then left to dry before going at it again
 
So the winds held off for most of the afternoon (but when they came they did with a vengeance) and it got pretty warm. So, I took the time to paint the wheels. I'm pretty happy with the way they look so I probably won't change them just yet, at least until I get the tires on and really have a look at it.

Taped

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Painted

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Nice going Scott, I like.
Are you doing the disks the same colour, or are you going to do a contrast?
 
No I don't think so right now Tatu. But we'll see, I might end up changing my mind once I have the tires back on.
 
So here are the fork lowers now.

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I didn't take it too far as the scratches in there are too deep to take out. I think I inadvertently put them there when I used my wire wheel to remove the old base sticker. Oh well. They look pretty good and I do see myself in them so we'll go from there.

I am considering getting a bench top grinder but it will be later on. Want to get this thing running first.

Btw Pete, I bought the denatured alcohol but it comes in a liquid can. Did you just let the wheels soak for a bit or actually scrub the stuff off?
 
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The use of denatured alcohol puzzles me. I used it before in other applications, but because of its nature, it's not used in my shop. I polish alot of aluminum (20-25 pieces a week) and have discoverd that mineral spirits is ideal for residue removal because it doesn't evaporate nearly as quickly. It allows one to wipe the part down without having to rush it.

To remove stickers and decals on aluminum, I use Permatex foaming gasket remover. It is applied (very carefully) and allowed to sit for approximately 15 minutes. I use plastic putty knives to scrape off the bubbled up stickers.
 
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Real nice Scott, well done!

I'm assuming the denatured alcohol will work the same as the metho, and basically I just get a rag with some soaked into it and give it a good rub down between compounds.

If your oxide is caked on, you possibly may need to soak a bit I guess, haven't had that before so I'm not sure on that one...
 
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