2005 October 23: Cleaning and more aluminum polishing (2.50 hours)
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I got started at 7:30 AM.
- Cleaned a bunch of greasy nickel-cadmium plated (or whatever plating Guzzi used) parts that I had soaking in degreaser overnight. I learned long ago that degreaser does a wonderful job of removing all the natural oils from my skin. Gloves are a must for me anytime I get near this stuff.
- Finished polishing and sealed the intake manifolds
- Removed the brake shoes and pivot levers from the rear brake plate
- Polished and sealed the rear brake plate
- Removed the brake shoes and pivot levers from the front brake plate
- Polished and sealed the front brake plate
The brake plates and front generator belt cover are my least favorite pieces to polish. They always seem to take a long time and never come out as good as I would like them to. I might revisit these later on to see if I can improve on my initial polish job. It's not that they didn't polish up well, just that I'd like them to shine a little more than they do. I do want to remain true to the metal and have it appear like polished aluminum (not chrome) when finished.