Dogbytes' R80 ST project

My guess - Vapour blasting (glass bead in warm water - ex-aerospace technology)
 
Don't lose any bit from the clutch actuation gumminzez...that rubber is about £15 plus arm is about a ton and the springs and bearing make it an expensive 'loss' if the do go missing !!

Looking good btw :thumb2
 

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Kenny said:
Don't lose any bit from the clutch actuation gumminzez...that rubber is about £15 plus arm is about a ton and the springs and bearing make it an expensive 'loss' if the do go missing !!

Looking good btw :thumb2
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It was the expensive rubber bit that led me astray - it looks like it has overspray on it.

The alloy bits of mine are very stained and have a lot of surface corrosion. The gearbox isn't much a dilemma as I'll definitely want to strip and check it (and, if I win the lottery, fit a straight cut, close ratio cluster!) so I can blast the casing whilst I'm doing. However I wasn't planning to strip the final drive at this stage and blast cleaning anything whilst assembled is, potentially, the kiss of death. That being the case I'll probably paint it black as the monolever and rear hub will be black anyway.
 
Certainly looks painted to me as all the screw heads are silver as well.
 
OK, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rub-n-Buff-Original-Metallic-Gilding-Wax-Gold-Silver-/190564980456

It's an art product made in the US and is carnuba wax with aluminium powder. I read about a chap using the stuff on his Boxer on ADVrider. What I did was to clean and degrease the gearbox and transmission as best as I could, then spent a while with steel wool and tiny brass brushes in a Dremel, but the alloy was permanently stained. The wax comes in a small tube but goes a long way. When applied with the finger it at first looks a bit fake, like silver painting, however when left to dry, it is then buffed up with a clean rag. The course as-cast surfaces stay a sort of flat silver but the smoother surfaces like the gearbox end plate gets a more realistic sheen.

I can see this would be a personal sort of thing and not everybody's cup of tea but for me it looks a lot better with it than without it. How it will stand up to weather and road dirt, I've no idea. I did spill a little paraffin on it which seemed to stain it but a few seconds with some more wax and it cleaned up nicely. It seems to 'soak into' the ally if that's possible. :thumb2
 
Paul Rochdale said:
OK, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rub-n-Buff-Original-Metallic-Gilding-Wax-Gold-Silver-/190564980456

It's an art product made in the US and is carnuba wax with aluminium powder. I read about a chap using the stuff on his Boxer on ADVrider. What I did was to clean and degrease the gearbox and transmission as best as I could, then spent a while with steel wool and tiny brass brushes in a Dremel, but the alloy was permanently stained. The wax comes in a small tube but goes a long way. When applied with the finger it at first looks a bit fake, like silver painting, however when left to dry, it is then buffed up with a clean rag. The course as-cast surfaces stay a sort of flat silver but the smoother surfaces like the gearbox end plate gets a more realistic sheen.

I can see this would be a personal sort of thing and not everybody's cup of tea but for me it looks a lot better with it than without it. How it will stand up to weather and road dirt, I've no idea. I did spill a little paraffin on it which seemed to stain it but a few seconds with some more wax and it cleaned up nicely. It seems to 'soak into' the ally if that's possible. :thumb2
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We use a product called metallic paste called Goldfinger, made by Daler Rowney, in our industry. It comes in various colours (about 5 shades of gold, a couple of silvers, copper, etc.) it's probably similar if a little lightweight for this application. It'll e interesting to see how it stands up to wear but, as it's a wipe on surface finish, I'm not optimistic!
 
Dogbytes said:
I hire my cleaning tank from Safetykleen and use their solvent. I think is refined paraffin. I've used it for years and it works better than anything except one of those heated, immersion tank things.
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I went into our local SafetyKleen branch this morning and they were reluctant to sell me any as it's for trade use. The price covers delivery and collection of the waste fluid afterwards. As the minimum would be 25 litres anyway, it would have been too expensive for my needs. They recommended ordinary paraffin as their stuff, as you said, was simply refined paraffin.
 
Paul Rochdale said:
I went into our local SafetyKleen branch this morning and they were reluctant to sell me any as it's for trade use. The price covers delivery and collection of the waste fluid afterwards. As the minimum would be 25 litres anyway, it would have been too expensive for my needs. They recommended ordinary paraffin as their stuff, as you said, was simply refined paraffin.
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I have a small Safetykleen tank in the workshop. It costs me about £35/month which is probably quite a lot for the amount I use it but it is handy to have.
 
I've just given some forks yokes painted only a couple of days ago with Silver Smooth Hammerite, a coat of Halfords Clear Lacquer. I now have a moist wrinkle finish.:eek::eek::eek: The can says " compatible with virtually all types of automotive finishes."
 
Paul Rochdale said:
I've just given some forks yokes painted only a couple of days ago with Silver Smooth Hammerite, a coat of Halfords Clear Lacquer. I now have a moist wrinkle finish.:eek::eek::eek: The can says " compatible with virtually all types of automotive finishes."
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And it's probably totally incompatible with most thinners. It'll never dry and you won't be able to get it off! :(
 
It's for sale.

Apparently this isn't how I'm supposed to be spending my time - or something like that! Actually, however I was spending my time it would be viewed that way. Anyway I'm sick of the grief.

I haven't decided a price yet but if you read through the thread you'll get an idea of what is there should you want to get in early and make an offer.

I will get a rough inventory together over the next day or two and post it in the 'For sale' section.

Bye folks, it's been real.
 
Dogbytes said:
Apparently this isn't how I'm supposed to be spending my time - or something like that! Actually, however I was spending my time it would be viewed that way. Anyway I'm sick of the grief.
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:blast

Don't give in - it'll only get worse:augie.

(From one who'se been married for nearly 39 years :rob).

Bob.
 
John

This sounds a bit extreme to me. Can't you pack the bike away for a few months, get other more important jobs done, then return to it? I don't know you well enough to understand your reasons behind it but with 42yrs marriage behind me, there's always a solution:rob

Paul
 
Get yer wife to give you a hand :thumb
get her some spanners er er get her some cleaning gloves :thumb
good luck and dont sell it till yerve finished it
 
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