{"id":157,"date":"2021-02-20T15:56:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2022-01-08T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T13:00:34","slug":"frame-and-forks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/20\/frame-and-forks\/","title":{"rendered":"Frame and forks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last September I sketched out a draft To Do list, which started with…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- fit new headstock bearings and top\/bottom yokes\n- Remove swing arm \n    - check bushes\n    - Rub down rusty bits on swingarm and paint with bonda primer\n    - Refit swingarm\n- Rebuild front forks\n    - Measure and select fork springs from the many I have available\n    - Buy some new fork oil of correct grade\n...<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
I have not yet fitted the head race bearings and yokes. 
Rather than leave the frame in mottled black and orange primer, I thought to blow over the primer with some black paint. It’s not going to be perfect, because this build is mechanical rather than cosmetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After looking up the various attributes of Celulose, Enamel and Acrylic paints, I settled on Enamel, because it is the most hard wearing, and the key advantages of the others… quick drying… I don’t need.
I have also had problems in the past with acrylic paint “pickling” when sprayed onto non acrylic base coats, and I have no idea whether it will take to the bonda Primer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have half a can of Enamel on the shelf… last used circa 2004, so I’ll use that up first, then I need something cheap but effective, so I bought a can of this Simoniz Gloss Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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New paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The older paint, revived by putting it into a bath of warm water to soften the contents, shaking vigourously for 5 minutes, and cleaining out the nozzle with a pin and some thinners… still came out sputtering great gobbets of paint around, so this was used for the areas of the frame which won’t be on show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n