Topic: retore/touch up over winter

[cb550fnewb]

got helicoils today and fixed threads for my exhaust studs. It worked perfectly, just a little price for the little coils.

I just got to wait for Moab's honda shop to get my studs and nuts in to finish it up.  Hoping the new brace rings I bought will seal up again.

[cb550fnewb]

If you want to "restore" the tank's original paint, you can carefully wet sand it. Start with 1000-1200 paper. Then go to 2000. Then buff with a good quality polish. I've done a dozen or so this way.

I always wipe the tank down with Denatured Alcohol first to remove any contaminants. Then, I use a clay bar to clean the clear coat (only the green metallic areas of your tank are clear coated, the black is not).

Then I go to the paper steps. Be very careful over the black, only use the 2000 stage there, just a very light scuff that the buffing will remove.

This won't remove the deep scratch, but it will soften it, and the rest of your tank will gleam!

Here's a sunrise orange I did for someone recently that was in the same or worse condition as yours.

Calj737,
 
Any recommendation on what polish to go with. I finally found some 2000 gr sand paper and detailing clay, but not sure best polish to use on paint.  Hopefully, I will get some good results. 

thanks