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3rdgearpinned
9/9/2017 10:15am
9/9/2017 10:15am
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9/15/2017 5:35am
2014 CRF 250. Was an enduro bike. Swing arm needs love. Was going to clean it up and make it look like the frame put it looks painted? I used jasco remover and it does not touch it. 80 grit will but it will take a week to hand sand it. Any ideas from you project guys are appreciated. My idea was to just polish it up and hit it with a red or green pad to get it looking fresh.
I would imagine sanding off the whole swingarm would take a long time but that's the boat you are in as there is no going back. I would probably go lower grit and a power sander.
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After the sand paper process use steel wool soap pads (SOS Pads).
Paint stripper to remove clear coat.
YouTube to make sure you do it properly.
Sand, buff and polish to get it shiny.
Scotchbrite with the grain to get the factory look
The over cleaner doesn't work as well on hard anno.
BTW, Draino etc works much better than over cleaner.
In either case, its not going to just melt the finish away before your eyes. You will need to reapply over and over and over. Somewhere between 4-8 coatings. The beauty is if you take your time and use brass brushes, you don't have to sand, which IMO justifies the extra time in the stripping process.
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