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Posted by pcarrell
- January 03, 2013, 13:36:26 PMThere ya go!
Posted by Drift1
- January 03, 2013, 13:26:22 PMCool,thank you PC.I'LL get my little guy involved in this project.....he just loves to be involved with anything to do with the bikes......
Posted by pcarrell
- January 03, 2013, 13:19:15 PMYeah, they all come with the blue.....at least all the ones I've ever seen.
The steel wool is the same thing you get at the local hardware store. The 0000 part is the coarseness rating. 0000 if very fine, almost soft, as steel wool goes. It will be gentle enough that it won't harm the whitewall (just don't use too much elbow grease, let the steel wool and the bleache white do it's thing) but it'll still take the blue off.
Posted by Drift1
- January 03, 2013, 13:09:04 PMPC
Quote from: pcarrell on January 03, 2013, 12:02:49 PMIt will help, but add 0000 steel wool to the mix (be careful to just take off the blue). That blue stuff could withstand a nuclear attack.
Do all the www's come with that blue on it?I'll try to work,getting that off this weekend.This steel wool,what is it a powder mix or something?Never heard of it before.
Posted by Drift1
- January 03, 2013, 12:30:15 PMAppreciate all the paint options you guys have presented to me.Thank You.I'm not looking for a shine just a protective coat is all,RATMAN.Trying to keep that military vintage look as much as possible....of course with a little tweak here and there 
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Posted by pcarrell
- January 03, 2013, 12:05:41 PMQuote from: 49Reo on January 03, 2013, 11:16:56 AMThey make a semi gloss too. You always take any of those paints and add ground pearl, diamond dust, gold dust, or about anything else to them to give it a different look too.I f you want to clearcoat over flat, they do make a flat clearcoat as well; was watching a car show on tv the other day, they did a 1954 Pontiac with a flat clear; looked pretty good, and adds a protective finish.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by pcarrell
- January 03, 2013, 12:02:49 PMQuote from: Drift1 on January 03, 2013, 09:54:33 AMIt will help, but add 0000 steel wool to the mix (be careful to just take off the blue). That blue stuff could withstand a nuclear attack.PC,never used that turtle wax for the frame before....I'm gonna have to give that a try definately...question for ya,does westly's beach white remove the blue off new new www's?
Posted by 49Reo
- January 03, 2013, 11:16:56 AMI f you want to clearcoat over flat, they do make a flat clearcoat as well; was watching a car show on tv the other day, they did a 1954 Pontiac with a flat clear; looked pretty good, and adds a protective finish.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 03, 2013, 10:14:12 AMDrifter1; one of our paint shop lads used a mixture of varsol and temclad rust apint to do his old beater hunting/farming truck, it was done in fire engine red. I must admit for a flat paint job it came out looking really nice, had a bit of a texture to it, not sure why but it looked and lasted a really long time in the bush and as a beater vehicle it was banged and used a lot, perhaps something for you to look at.
If you are going for that vintage military olive drab colour then I would not use and clear coat that would add a shine to the paint. Get it as falt as you can and make it look original.
Posted by Drift1
- January 03, 2013, 09:54:33 AMPC,never used that turtle wax for the frame before....I'm gonna have to give that a try definately...question for ya,does westly's beach white remove the blue off new new www's?
RATMAN,I use the Dawn because of the simple fact that my my paint is a flat base so no need for wax at this time.Although I'm looking into getting some type of clear coat put on for extra protection to the paint.
Posted by Drift1
- January 03, 2013, 08:53:10 AMDC,pledge ah....that's interesting.....what parts did you use it on?Underside,rims etc...
Posted by DC
- January 03, 2013, 06:57:22 AMQuote from: John Hopkins on January 02, 2013, 19:17:22 PMI used furniture polish, like Pledge, on my old bike. It works great to cut through heavy grease and melt it away. I haven't found anything as good as this yet.I use Pledge spray on furniture polish, it seems to work..
John.
I do have some Murphy's Oil Soap laying arround. So I may try that next, as I'm out of Pledge.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 02, 2013, 22:15:53 PM Was told once to never use dish soap on a vehicle because it removes wax, grease and oil and sometimes from places it needs to be. I was also told to use warm water, and to apply wax if you are going to do that in the shade.
Personally me I use Turtle Zip Wax, it washes and waxs at once. Works really well on my trucks I have had. For the seat and leather works I use Armor-All Leather care, worked wonders on my 1957 barber chair, so use it on the bike seat and brought back the nice black look. Windex for the glass and plexiglass parts. Then for the tires I use magic eraser for the whitewalls and then finish it off with Armor-All extreme tire shine.then I park the bike in the shade and let it cool off. Then I use a product called Bugs B Gone.
I was told about this product and we used it on out fleet of buses and it worked wonders, so i got myself a bottle and used it on my Jimmy and it works really well, so last summer I used it on the bike and really like the results.
I wait till the parts are cool to the touch. Then spray the area or parts liberally with the Bug B Gone, let it work for 45 to 60 seconds then with a wet soft cloth you wipe it off,or wash it off with a strong stream of water. This needs to be done before the Bug B Gone dries........
The next time you want to clean the bike the bugs and other sticky things comes off really easy and leaves no residue, for the time in volved this product is awesome.....and it is made by the same company as SeaFoam
Also does an really awesome job on brake dust.
After a long ride and through June bug country, you simple spray the windsheild and let it soak and then strong stream of water and wash the bugs right off.
I spray and let it work on all the parts that would or could get hit with bugs and never had an issue with the paint or anything. Works for me....
Posted by pcarrell
- January 02, 2013, 19:34:09 PMI use water (soft towel to dry), Westley's Bleach White (Tires, applied with a long bristled broom and rinsed well, it takes 3 rolls to do all the way around) (both done regularly as needed, which is usually a couple times a week), and Turtle Wax Black Box Wax for the body (It's a wax that's impregnated with black coloring, to keep my black bike looking it's best, done several times through the year). The leather gets a bi-yearly treatment of Chilhowee Buffalo Butter, Auburn Leather Color Restorer, and 303 Anti-Fade Protectant (All alvailable from Chilhowee Leather: http://www.chilhowee.net/leather_care_products.html...I've been working leather for 30+ years and this is top quality stuff!). Once a year the leather gets a treatment of Auburn Leather Weatherproofer/Conditioner.
That's how I do it.
Posted by John Hopkins
- January 02, 2013, 19:17:22 PMI use Pledge spray on furniture polish, it seems to work..
John.