Any advise?

[dewie]

I have the bike stripped down and ready to start polishing the frame. Is there any tips out there before I begin? I know it very time consuming and a tedious job. When I'm spraying the oven cleaner on there what should I use to mask the engine? I haven't cleaned to many oven's in my day but I know that harse stuff can eat thru just about anything and I don't want any mishaps. And do you guys remove the rubber pads for knee's? Should I put them back on or just toss em? Can I remove the VIN tag??

I have that great write up on the steps on sanding, wet sanding and polishing, but I'm justing wondering what you guys did for the prep work.

 

[S-R Racing]

Hey Dewie, check out the post on pg.2of this section by BUSA173,should be some good info there. You should be ok with removing the gvrw/vin stickers. We never used the oven cleaner.

 

[redvoodoo]

When I did my R1 years ago I simply used rubbing compound and a buffing wheel, lots of pads and lots of time. Think I ended up with about 14 hours of wheeling and polishing for the frame and swingarm. Never used oven cleaner. Don't get that stuff on the paint, or anything else.

 

[Mr Bogus]

Good buffing wheel and motor...... be patient and let the motor do the work

I would think real hard before removing the black frame sticker (VIN)

 

[djorgensen3]

I used a DA sander to get the factory clear coat off then began sanding by hand with finer and finer grade sandpaper till I got to 1000 grit. Then I got a spray bottle with a few drops of dishsoap in it and began wet sanding till I got to 1500 grit. Then I used polishing compound on a wheel attached to a drill motor. Last I used polishing paste like Wenol to bring it to a shine.

 

[zukracer]

um.. wear some old shiddy clothes you dont mind tossing out when you are done

seriously, though, take your time and make sure you get a good even surface first

 

[thepushercg]

all good info here plus maybe charge up your ipod, your going to be sitting and polishing for awhile. but the end results are going to be sweet