« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2011, 11:42:12 am »
Still waiting on the elusive cylinder so I started on the wheels. The rims had a few gouges in them so I tigged them up and then sprayed them with oven cleaner to remove the anodising and then buffed them. There's still a few marks in them but they don't look too bad. Bead blasted the hubs and painted them satin black. Zinc plated all the spokes so when the paint hardens up I can put the wheels together. The Jane zinc kit does a great job and the best part is you can do the parts as you need them and don't have to worry about losing anything at the platers. I haven't used the kit for a couple of years so I got some new electrolyte from Janes but I tried the old stuff first. Just strained it, added a bit of brightener and it still worked perfectly. Monday I'll put the wheels together and hopefully have a cylinder so I can finish the pipe and make the airbox. Once that's done I can pull it all apart and paint the frame and tank and start assembling it.
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