sv650 stripped and being cleaned/polished

right then, todays work!
this is a picture of the side of the frame i hadn't started on yet before starting work

this one is after starting with the abrasive compound and some 80 grit wet and dry paper

And another one on the side part of the frame

Then as before, the stage afterwards is the polishing with the mop and polish from the polishing kit, this is a photo of us just starting it

This is the frame after using the mop and polish for a while

And this is the end product after the polish and a quick rub down with autosol

BLING! nice!

[pmapp]

Holy moly, that's shiney. Nice work.

As cool as that looks, I can honestly say that I really couldnt be bothered to do it myself!

Good work though

Then as it wasn't too late on this afternoon I decided to have a go at the forks and that we were going to start putting it back together


Hopefully you'll all remember how the swingarm came out earlier on in this thread but if not then here's a reminder

Then starts the rebuilding, obviously everything is going to need to be polished a bit with the autosol when it's been put back together as you can't avoid touching it!



You'll have to excuse the mess in the background as we've had to move into the greenhouse as it was making far too much mess in the conservatory and it wasn't fair on the wife as she is quite heavily pregnant and was having to clean up every day.
Plus if it's cold outside but the sun's out it's far too hot in there!!!
Let me know what you all think anyway and I'm hoping to carry on with it tomorrow and progress a bit further.
Plan is to attach the rear subframe back on and anything else I want polished before it goes back on I'll do aswell.
Hopefully tomorrow it'll start to look more like a bike again!!

[maviczap]

You'll need welders goggles to view it in broad daylight

[Richie]

have you protected the bling in anything?

as in lacker?

you are my hero! no seriously that is truly amazing!!

autosol will finish it off lovely and adds a protective barrier too!

Also - leading edge tape would be a good way to protect the front of the forks - it what the use on helicopter blades - completely c-thru and quite thin so you don't get a sticker line

Originally Posted by GavinD

you are my hero! no seriously that is truly amazing!!

autosol will finish it off lovely and adds a protective barrier too!

Also - leading edge tape would be a good way to protect the front of the forks - it what the use on helicopter blades - completely c-thru and quite thin so you don't get a sticker line

Now that's a good idea!! where can you get it from though??