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    #16
    Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
    Now seal it with WIZARDS POWER SEAL..youll be glad you did.
    Stuff works great, don't it!

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      #17
      Oh man. . I just got my sisal wheel and a hard airway wheel..

      I'll have to be careful with that sisal wheel.. It could buff my skin off! It one rough hard wheel..

      I think they will have a date with a nasty chain cover tonight..


      Update..

      This was about 30 min work.. It started as a black painted lever. I left some paint so you can see what it stripped off..

      Sisal w emery (black) compound to strip and rough finish (metal gets VERY HOT!!)
      airway hard wheel with tripoli for a 2nd pass (I don't think the airway is necessary if you have a sisal)
      sprial sewn cotton wheel w tripoli 3rd pass
      loose buff with white rouge for final..

      The loose buff grabbed the lever and threw it around the room twice so keep a good grip!! It's got a few nicks from getting tossed..


      I'm sold on the sisal as a 1st stage stripping/rough in wheel.
      Last edited by Guest; 11-11-2010, 08:26 PM.

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        #18
        He is doing my sled next. I prefer Zoop Seal to finish the job

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          #19
          Originally posted by Rover View Post
          Nice,my next tool/purchase buffing wheel.Isn't there a device to clean these wheels?Something like a metal comb.

          I use a screwdriver to dig into the pad to loosen the fibers every once in a while.
          With the wheel on of course.
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            #20
            Originally posted by Octain View Post
            I use a screwdriver to dig into the pad to loosen the fibers every once in a while.
            With the wheel on of course.


            yes there is its inexpencive, it is a handle, with a wheel that has points all over it, google it youll see, maybe harbor freight has them
            screwdrivers can cut your pad be careful, the tool will last n keep it clean

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              #21
              Originally posted by sschering View Post
              ... (metal gets VERY HOT!!) ...
              The loose buff grabbed the lever and threw it around the room twice so keep a good grip!!
              These two items seem to be at odds with each other, but here is my solution:



              Yep, orange 'grippy' gloves from Harbor Freight, $2 a pair.
              (click the picture for more information)

              They do a fair job of thermal insulation and they grip really well.

              If they get too dirty, toss them in the washing machine or just wear them and wash your hands with some dish soap.

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                #22
                Originally posted by sschering View Post
                Oh man. . I just got my sisal wheel and a hard airway wheel..

                I'll have to be careful with that sisal wheel.. It could buff my skin off! It one rough hard wheel..

                I think they will have a date with a nasty chain cover tonight..

                Sisal w emery (black) compound to strip and rough finish (metal gets VERY HOT!!)

                I'm sold on the sisal as a 1st stage stripping/rough in wheel.
                Sisal wheel and emery compound is the key. No need for sanding unless you have major gouges or craters. I used to do the progressively finer sand paper but not any more. The finish turns out brighter than the OE Suzuki finish so I typically just stop after the initial polishing, other than a quick once over with a stitched wheel or Mother's by hand to remove any remaining swirl marks.
                Ed

                To measure is to know.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Nessism View Post
                  Sisal wheel and emery compound is the key. No need for sanding unless you have major gouges or craters. I used to do the progressively finer sand paper but not any more. The finish turns out brighter than the OE Suzuki finish so I typically just stop after the initial polishing, other than a quick once over with a stitched wheel or Mother's by hand to remove any remaining swirl marks.
                  I don't know what a sisal wheel, emery compound or the other things schering was talking about are. Can someone post a picture of these things so I know what these "hot tickets" are. I'm a self acknowleged tool junkie and I need to abot these "toys". Is the white thing under the lever in Scherring pict the sisal wheel?

                  The fellow at the auto parts store tried to sell me a little 2", "3m" type , fiber scrubber wheel, that screwed into a air grinder, (which I don't own, or know what for certain it is) and it looked like it would be effective.

                  cg
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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Charlie G View Post
                    I don't know what a sisal wheel, emery compound or the other things schering was talking about are. Can someone post a picture of these things so I know what these "hot tickets" are. I'm a self acknowleged tool junkie and I need to abot these "toys". Is the white thing under the lever in Scherring pict the sisal wheel?

                    The fellow at the auto parts store tried to sell me a little 2", "3m" type , fiber scrubber wheel, that screwed into a air grinder, (which I don't own, or know what for certain it is) and it looked like it would be effective.

                    cg
                    Type "sisal wheel" into a google search and get ready for an epiphany.
                    Ed

                    To measure is to know.

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                    Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                    Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                    KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                      #25
                      I guess I knew what a sisal wheel is after checking. This is what I use.



                      cg
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                        #26
                        yes use a screrwdriver to scrape the biult up stuff from the wheel. Makes it much more efficient. And Dave, I have used the Wizards Power Seal for years on all sorts of metals and i hadnt found anythingb that protects as well and as long as that stuff does. Just my preference of course!!!
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                          #27
                          Originally posted by cyclefvr2 View Post
                          yes there is its inexpencive, it is a handle, with a wheel that has points all over it, google it youll see, maybe harbor freight has them
                          screwdrivers can cut your pad be careful, the tool will last n keep it clean
                          A screwdriver has a handle
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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Charlie G View Post
                            I guess I knew what a sisal wheel is after checking. This is what I use.



                            cg
                            That's not a sisal wheel. That's a loose stitched wheel. The sisal is coarse and much tighter sewn. It sheds much less and can buff out heavy oxidation, where as softer wheels can't.
                            Ed

                            To measure is to know.

                            Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

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                            Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                            KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                              #29
                              Thanks Ed for getting me straightening me out on the sisal wheel. In the process of finding what sisal wheel is, I found this site.


                              They have a free download polishing book. May be this could be of some use to (me) someone.


                              cg
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                              2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050

                              Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Charlie G View Post
                                Thanks Ed for getting me straightening me out on the sisal wheel. In the process of finding what sisal wheel is, I found this site.


                                They have a free download polishing book. May be this could be of some use to (me) someone.


                                cg
                                Hey cg,

                                Caswell's is a great place. Sisal wheel here... http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/sisal.htm
                                Ed

                                To measure is to know.

                                Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

                                Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                                Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                                KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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