I think these forks need painting
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I think these forks need painting
OK folks - looking for input... these forks are eat up... I was thinking about painting the area below the chrome, black. And then black triple trees
Thoughts?
I also thought about getting the wheels painted black as well but leaving the flat edges bare... so essentially there would be bright aluminum line in the center of every black spoke?... they aren't spokes... but I don't know what else to call them
Thoughts?
I also thought about getting the wheels painted black as well but leaving the flat edges bare... so essentially there would be bright aluminum line in the center of every black spoke?... they aren't spokes... but I don't know what else to call them
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Thought I'd sand it down real good and try it out...
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fair enough - but I was more or less thinking about the lower forks / triple-trees and wheels... not the engine. (yet)
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I started with 220 grit sandpaper on a palm sander. I wanted to clean the casting bumps off, too. I could have started with 150 grit, but the 220 did it fast enough. Shown in progress, sanded leg on the left, 5 year old factory leg on right (still in great shape, but not shiny):
Step up in grit, knocking down the previous grit marks - 400 to 600 to 800 to 1000 then polish. 1200 grit, if you like. The white polishing compound is the fine grit and will probably be sufficient, brown is more course. It's easy to keep them polished with some Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish and a rag, once you get them to a high sheen with a buffing wheel. No paint, so there's no chipping or peeling.
Step up in grit, knocking down the previous grit marks - 400 to 600 to 800 to 1000 then polish. 1200 grit, if you like. The white polishing compound is the fine grit and will probably be sufficient, brown is more course. It's easy to keep them polished with some Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish and a rag, once you get them to a high sheen with a buffing wheel. No paint, so there's no chipping or peeling.