1997 CR500 finished (delivered 3/25/25)

ge217 wrote:

A cr I’m working on for a customer. He bought it used in 1998, got hurt on it in about 2001 and has pretty much been...

A cr I’m working on for a customer. He bought it used in 1998, got hurt on it in about 2001 and has pretty much been sitting since then. His son rode it in the field from time to time until it blew up. 























 

AgentOrange wrote:

What's going on with the swing arm? What's in the bath solution?

ge217 wrote:

Removing the clear anodizing. From there I can use fine grit sand paper or scotch brite to remove imperfections. Once I’m finished with the swingarm I...

Removing the clear anodizing. From there I can use fine grit sand paper or scotch brite to remove imperfections. Once I’m finished with the swingarm I will be hitting it with clear cerakote. I still have some final buffing to do with scotch brite but here is some work in progress on it.

minton33 wrote:

I’d love to know what products you use to clean up the aluminum. It looks great

ge217 wrote:

A good set up for vapor blasting all cast past. A DIY vapor machine will work if you keep the water clean and use the right...

A good set up for vapor blasting all cast past. A DIY vapor machine will work if you keep the water clean and use the right blasting media.  For the swing arm, I used 600,800, and 1000 grit sanding paper in a very clean parts washer tank. Few coats of wd-40 after. The hubs and triple clamps were done in clear cerakote after vapor blasting.