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question on alluminum restoration
- oldkaws4ever
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
77 Kz 650b (Threw a rod, going to sandwich in a 900 or 1000 motor)
76 Kz 400d
05 ninja zx-636
81 Kz 750 Ltd
Darien, Illinois
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who knows how to do aluminum.I did not clear coat
mine.I just hit them with the "mothers" once and a
while.I figure rebuffing them will still be easier
than getting a yellowed clear coat off later.
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77 650b
81 550 Mostly there
83 ZN1300 Voyager
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Myself, I had very dulled, coroded, and nicked-up engine covers and sundry other aluminum parts. I'm with redrkt; use wet/dry paper with lots of water, started with 400, then 600, then 1200, and finished up with 2000. Capped it off with Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish and lots of elbow grease. Results are remarkable, looks great.
On a side note, I read on this forum about using Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish on ehaust pipes. My pipes were a splendid rainbow of blue and gold due to both lean and rich conditions being consistently run by PO. Well, I corrected all that (long story, lots of work, forum-suggested mods, return to airbox, and investing in the Morgan Carbtune, etc,), and thought I'd try the suggested Mothers.
It worked fantastic, pipes are back to looking new, no discoloration whatsoever, I'm thoroughly impressed! Warning: it involves lots of rubbing, but it was worth it!
Anyway, just my 2 cents...
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I have dropped as far as 100 to repair scarring, though it took a lot more time to bring it back.Love that joint pain afterwards...
Invest in a variable speed dremel for those hard to get to places and you save yourself hours of work.
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this is the first 4-wheeler ever to use an aluminum frame. also it has no auxillery oil reservoir. you actually put the motor oil inside the frame and it circulates through both sides and through the motor. wierd setup but works great as a heat exchanger.
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Cool job, Cannibal440. Having spent a bit of time with the small amount of aluminum on my GPz (just the wheels), I can appreciate the effort! Very satisfying when you see the results.
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Post edited by: RonKZ650, at: 2007/07/25 23:54
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
77 Kz 650b (Threw a rod, going to sandwich in a 900 or 1000 motor)
76 Kz 400d
05 ninja zx-636
81 Kz 750 Ltd
Darien, Illinois
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ya, i never seen a z1 or kz 650 with a yellowed engine, but i heard from szeveral people that they were clear coated. Maby they were refering to when people actually painted the motors a different color.
I'll see if I can get a picture of a few this weekend.
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