Reconditioning Completed

[Justin B.]

Stan, I've found "Greased Lightning" which, although I don't think there is any acid in it, is a highly aggressive high alkaline concentrated cleaner.  It even does a pretty fair job as a piston top soak for softening up thick carbon deposits.  I usually to the scrubbing with Greased Lightning and when clean I use the Eagle 1 to try to get out any dark staining.  Seems to work fairly well...

[vestandpants]

I scrubed mine with vinegar, being a mild acid and very cheap @ £2.25 a gallon. I didnt just dip it, I used a plastic based scourer used for paint preparation. It lifted most of the dirt off although it was more of a challenge doing the fins on the heads. All thats needed is elbow grease!

[CraigC]

Hi Stan,

Just wanted to congratulate you on a great looking restoration. I have a red 81 R65 with 25K miles in similar condition to yours before you freshened it up. Since we both live in Baton Rouge, I was wondering if you'd mind answering a couple of questions. First, did you paint or powder coat the frame? Also who did you use for this work? Did you use a local painter for the tank and other bits? I intend to do almost exactly the same thing to mine as you did.

Thanks,
CraigC

[StanG]

Hello Craig,

I used several different people for the work.  I can give you the info here or we could get together and discuss.  Would you like to meet for lunch, after work, or at Hebert Cycles on Saturday morning?

Stan

[CraigC]

Thanks Stan,

PM sent...

[Reopropf]

Stan,

Beautiful job.  I love the look and appreciate the work involved and expense.  It's "new" and original.

I hope to achieve similar result with my LS.

Thanks for the tips on cleaning and cover specific powder coating.

Regards, Peter

[ambrose78]

very inspiring.

Getting lots of urges to do similar things to my bike now.

Congrats.