2005 October 17: Frame washing, engine and transmission degreasing, and steel wooled chrome (2.00 hours)
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Things were a little spread out today...I did some work in the morning and some in the evening. The chrome was all in good shape, and cleaned up very quickly and easily with steel wool. I'll need to come back to it soon with some liquid polish and wax.
- Washed frame, wheels, rear drive, etc. to get all the barn dust off from the bikes lengthy linger in my brother Ted's machine shed. The frame paint that he applied is in great shape without a scratch.
- Applied Gunk to the engine and transmission cases - it work okay, but I've got a lot more left to do. I'm not sure I'll buy any more gunk in the future
- Completely disassembled and cleaned the throttle
- Steel wooled handlebars
- Steel wooled brake and clutch lever mounts
- Steel wooled top of enricher lever (a.k.a. choke lever)
- Steel wooled both front fender stays
- Steel wooled passenger grab rails
- Steel wooled shift lever
- Steel wooled rear brake lever
- Steel wooled headlight ring
- Steel wooled header pipe to frame clamps
- Steel wooled header pipe nuts
- Steel wooled swing arm acorn nuts
- Steel wooled front turn signal brackets
- Steel wooled rear turn signal/license plate bracket
- Steel wooled mirror
- Steel wooled gas cap
- Steel wooled handlebar risers, clamps, and special bolts
- Steel wooled the cable cover on the throttle