82 850GL Resto...here we go

Outrageous results!

Eric

Soaked in vinegar for three days, rubbed with a scotch bright pad, a little primer, paint and voila:

Before:


During:


After:

Hey GT,,,,I did the same, cleaned and shined up each and every bolt.....and then I went and purchased all new Stainless Steel bolts to replace all the ones I spent time cleaning and taking to the wire wheel....LOL

That's funny! I am actually going to be replacing the mounting screws on my electrics with SS allen heads so I'm not doing anything with those.

You should sell your old ones.

Hey GT,,,,I did the same, cleaned and shined up each and every bolt.....and then I went and purchased all new Stainless Steel bolts to replace all the ones I spent time cleaning and taking to the wire wheel....LOL

I have the headlight bucket, right front signal bracket and some chrome bolts soaking right now. I pulled a handful of bolts, nuts and washers out this afternoon and started going over them lightly with a dremmel/wire brush to shine them up.

I'm sitting there thinking, "Man, am I really going to shine every single bolt on this thing." Then I thought, "Yep" and kept on going.

I am more conscientious of my edges and angles when polishing now with the big wheel!

[Sci85]

Haha, I've done that more than a few times myself. Never fails to scare the heck out of me. And I'm with Pete, she's going to one fine ride when you're done.

Ouch !!!!!!

I have to tell on myself. I was buffing the chrome out on that piece and it got caught on the wheel and did a few revolutions adding some character marks. I'm sure the new emblem will make it look fine though.

It was one of those times when the first reaction is to count all your fingers to be sure they are still there. lol

[pete]

Mate that attention to detail is going to make you end up with one superb looking motorcycle

De-Rusting the Suzi

I am working on every piece to make it right before it goes back on the bike. I have read about vinegar as a de-ruster so I "borrowed" my wife's 1/2 gallon of apple cider vinegar over the weekend and have been letting some parts soak. I started with the lower triple cover. It was completely rusted underneath. I didn't take a before picture but it looked much like the inside of my headlight bucket.



After soaking for a few days I hit it with scotch brite pad and the rust literally just wiped right off with no effort. I wound up with this:


I think it didn't even have to soak for that long. I taped it off and sprayed it with a little primer and paint to seal the surface.


I wound up with this:


I've also been soaking rusty bolts in it as well and with little effort they are cleaning up nicely. I hit them with a wire wheel to shine them up after soaking and then spray them with a little WD-40 or rub them with a little 3in1 oil to keep the flash rust form developing. It's working so far.

That looks awesome. I was going to PC mine but the cheapest quote I got was $450 for the frame and an additional $50 for the swing arm.
If I ever get back to the bike I'm gonna paint them.

Bruce.

It's almost going to be a shame to hang everything back on and hide most of that beautiful frame.
She is looking truly stunning so far, keep up the good work.

If only the shipping wouldn't kill me....LOL

I was quoted roughly 500 to have the frame done, only....by most places, found another that would have done all for 500, but I had to do all the prep work, sand and tape off all the parts that I didn't want powder coat on.

so in the end, I took the spray bomb route, it was cheaper, not as durable, but cheaper.....hey so far it's holding up......LOL

$500 and you do the prep? Highway robbery. I would have pulled out the spray can. I almost did with mine, but am REALLY glad now that I went the PC route.

To be honest, this guy really does projects like mine on the side. He has a lot of industrial stuff that he does. It's really nothing for him to put a bike frame in the oven with the other stuff he's doing. He did a really good job on mine and was pretty conscientious though. He even told me from the get go that if he found any cracks in the frame that he would weld them up and make them look good. That was included in the price. It's obvious he takes pride in what he does. Most other places around here are much more expensive. I'm just glad I found him.

If only the shipping wouldn't kill me....LOL

I was quoted roughly 500 to have the frame done, only....by most places, found another that would have done all for 500, but I had to do all the prep work, sand and tape off all the parts that I didn't want powder coat on.

so in the end, I took the spray bomb route, it was cheaper, not as durable, but cheaper.....hey so far it's holding up......LOL

Now that's what I'm talking about.......

Very well done, looks to be an excellent job for sure.....

It's too bad powder coating is so expensive up here, I would have had the same done to mine and all the little bits and pieces as well, ohhhhhh well there is always next winter, I could do it all over again....LOL

$225 out the door. Worth every penny.

Here just ship it to them and have it done. Well, maybe your next bike.

Wow that looks great!

Thanks Pete!