75 z1 900 fork color

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75 z1 900 fork color

22 Oct 2012 00:01
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I was thinking of polishing them or painting them
What color should I use to get close to factory for restoration

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Re: 75 z1 900 fork color

22 Oct 2012 00:09
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Most were polished Aluminum with a clear Lacquer coating. If you're going to polish your forks, you'll need to remove the Lacquer with paint stripper, polish, & re-spray the forks.
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Re: 75 z1 900 fork color

22 Oct 2012 09:05
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They were polished and coated with clear, but they were not highly polished to a mirror finish. More of a finely brushed aluminum finish that you might get if you polished them and then wiped them with 000 steel wool around (not up and down) the legs. Ed
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Re: 75 z1 900 fork color

23 Oct 2012 01:12
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Thanks for your help

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