Cleaning up engine/chassis/fairing bolts?
Cleaning up engine/chassis/fairing bolts?
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seismic22

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662 posts

200 months

Thursday 20th June 2019
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Hi,

My CBR954 is generally in good nick but seems to have lived outside for a period of its life and as a result all the bolts and screws from the frankenstein bolts on the tail to the pinch bolts on the forks look a bit manky, either furred up or corroded. In reality the swing arm and heel guards could do with shining up to.

I thought I'd sorted the domed head frankenstein bolts and hugger screws by dropping them in harpic for 24 hours as this got rid of their crustiness pretty well but then I think I made the mistake of trying to shine them up with fine sand paper which did the job temporarily but ultimately resulted in them rusting up more than before I think!

Besides buying new with the usual motorbike price tax applied, whats the best way to tidy everything up?

Cheers.

SAS Tom

3,755 posts

205 months

Thursday 20th June 2019
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I think the guy in the slingshot thread has made a plating kit to make his old bolts shiny again.

What’s a Frankenstein bolt?

Pope

2,653 posts

278 months