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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
Hey guys,
So the other threads made me pull out a pair of 1.7/1.8 SS HE's that I've had lying around and clean them up. Here's my problem though, the easy off worked like a charm. I wiped them down and started polishing with the very fine steel wool. I'm finding oxidation spots though, will it just take some elbow grease with the steel wool and some polish to get them out or do I need to do something else? Thanks all -- Steve |
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Restoration Fanatic ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,331 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
Steve try "Simichrome Polish" Made in Germany. Its a polishing past, you use very little and I have had great luck with this stuff. It cleaned up the pipes on my 70 Trumiph Tiger and many other things. You can find it in most good bike and automotive stores.
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 ![]() |
SS will not rust but can be stained by it. One can polish SS to a mirror shine with the proper tools. If there are impurities in the metal itself, then its FUBAR.
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Do I or don't I...........? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Steve try "Simichrome Polish" Made in Germany. Its a polishing past, you use very little and I have had great luck with this stuff. It cleaned up the pipes on my 70 Trumiph Tiger and many other things. You can find it in most good bike and automotive stores. Here, here to Simichrome! One of the best multi-use polishing compounds I've EVER found. Been using it for 30 years. Seems to have an inhibitor built into it, so things stay polished for quite some time. Here's a pic of one of my SSI's (bought in '75). Last polished, including tubes, in 1999. Pardon the spider webs - car's been parked for 4 years (but not much longer). Pat Attached image(s) ![]() |
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Do I or don't I...........? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
SS will not rust but can be stained by it. One can polish SS to a mirror shine with the proper tools. If there are impurities in the metal itself, then its FUBAR. As you said, impurities in stainless will cause rusting. If you are unaware of the process for creating stainless, ask someone. Most is crude & comes from thrid world nations utilizing child labor. It requires some really ugly chemicals & doesn't always come out right (SSI's have always been perfect). We have a set of Oneida stainless slatware, made in India, that is so totally crap we stopped using it when it was 5 years old. Yeah, there's crap stainless out there, particularly when you have 8 year old kids making it on the streets of Bangalore! |
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burton73 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,567 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Pat,
Everything is very clean down there. What treatment was done on the Engine and transmission case? Did you change out the fuel lines back then? Very nice. Bob |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,755 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Cadillac, Michigan Member No.: 7,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
Not to hijack the thread, but Pat, isn't that the jackstand type and configuration that almost took out Gint! Be careful.
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Teenerless Weenie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California ![]() |
isn't that the jackstand type and configuration that almost took out Gint! Be careful. Paul (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Stainless "will" discolor from rust. Take a magnet to them. If it doesn't stick, just clean them up and go... |
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