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I was wondering what everyone else does with the old nuts and bolts on their project bikes. Do you clean them?
Do you replace them? Do you have them replated/coated?
I have tried cleaning but have not found a good method. I have also replaced them, but they do not match the original nuts and bolts and just does not finish off the bike that good.
Any tips are appreciated.
Thanks
Mario
Do you replace them? Do you have them replated/coated?
I have tried cleaning but have not found a good method. I have also replaced them, but they do not match the original nuts and bolts and just does not finish off the bike that good.
Any tips are appreciated.
Thanks
Mario
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I was able to get a roll of zinc from amazon for $23 bucks (enough to do 20-30 bikes at least, or one room of Newmann's garage). The rest of the materials are very cheap - from Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree. Though not totally "necessary", I also bought yellow chromate from Caswell for $30 bucks, enough to last years.
I soak any rusted parts in Evapo-rust and hit them with a copper wire wheel on a bench grinder to prep them, along with a dip in the diluted muriatic acid.
Below are before/after pics of some of the parts, my super simple set-up (I used spray bottles over a 5 gallon bucket to clean/rinse between steps), and a pic of my YZ to show some of the yellow chromated parts - see the foot peg bolts and carb clamps. It also makes the fork and handlebar bolts look really sharp/OEM factory.
The Shop
My axles had to be sanded to fit through the wheel bearings after plating
BTW, that YZ looks really nice, from what I can see of that pic.
Thanks again,
Mario
Anything that keeps prep down would be a plus!
Not a lot you can do if you can't get rid of the pits - you'll just have shinier pits. Bottom line - if you were restoring to showroom/museum quality, get a professional to finish out your parts. But to simply make your racer look sharp as hell, it's a pretty easy process, just time consuming. Good luck!
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