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Buellrobot
Posted on Friday, December 08, 2017 - 11:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My subframe was a bit dinged up and dirty. I had a "duh" moment after realizing it was coated (this was after I had blasted it with some brake cleaner to try to get it cleaned up).

It was looking pretty awful, so I decided to take a drill + wire brush to it. After much brushing, I got it down to bare aluminum and then coated it with penetrol.

I think it looks pretty good. Hopefully it'll hold up, but if it doesn't it's easy enough to re-brush or properly prime/paint.











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Steveford
Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2017 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That does look nice.
My big X1W project was plugging in a battery tender a few minutes ago. Not as difficult as one might think!
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2017 - 11:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sorry but it won't hold up.
Bare Aluminum reacts pretty quickly so it'll turn Grey on you pretty quick.
Once you polish a thing, you're stuck polishing it forever after : )

I'll be in the same boat as you soon as my clearcoating is disintegrating from my swingarm and other bits.

But besides the doom and gloom, it looks great to me right now at least : )
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 01:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It looks very good!
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S1owner
Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 03:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Its not bare it has penetrol on it. Just wipe it down once a year with the penetrol snd you are good same stuff they use on bare aluminum antique aircraft!
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S1owner
Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

All the bare aluminum on this was coated over a year ago with penetrol. Looks just like the first day








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Hootowl
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Love that floor.
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

oooh yeah I hadn't noticed it, but that is a really nice floor. Is it one of the painted/epoxy floors with the chips and clearcoat? or something different? I did mine in white VCT tiles and it looks like a mess haha.
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S1owner
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 - 12:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Dont want to rob his post but yes diamond ground cement, self leveling compound, bead blasted, then grey coat of polyurea, full flakesin blue black and white, then 6 coates of clear with some silica for grip.
Still fell on my ass yesterday with snow on my feet!







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Buellrobot
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 - 04:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The floor seems pretty topical, since we're discussing surfaces. Looks super nice!

I'm in the Boston city limits and feel lucky to have a tiny tiny garage (that would maybe fit a mini cooper in it) – but I'd still love to have more space.

Actually, it would be fun to have a dedicated garage thread : )
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S1owner
Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 05:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Go here for garage stuff

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Monday, December 25, 2017 - 06:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I did this case over two years ago. Used a Scotch Brite flapper wheel and coated it with Sharkhide.

Designed to coat raw aluminum to keep it from tarnishing.















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Natexlh1000
Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 - 09:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How do you deal with the gasket mating surfaces?
Masking tape?
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 - 01:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Never touched them. Avoided any contact with them.
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