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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 187872" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I can only imagine how much sweat you have invested in those parts, working by hand(!). Z50 hubs, especially rears, can be a real bastage chore. Between the heavy oxidation and chain damage most of them seem to have, it often takes a <em>heavy</em> cut to reach a uniformly solid surface. That means either a long session with fine abrasives or a quick session with the coarse stuff, followed by a slightly foreshortened workout with the finer stuff. Either way, it's labor-intensive. I've spent 2-3 hours restoring a single hub...and I've got a cabinet full of metalfinishing/polishing equipment, abrasives and compounds, to choose from along with 50+ years experience to inform those choices. IMO, going through this process, seeing it through to a first-class result, really gives one an appreciation for the guys who do this type of work for a living.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 187872, member: 5"] I can only imagine how much sweat you have invested in those parts, working by hand(!). Z50 hubs, especially rears, can be a real bastage chore. Between the heavy oxidation and chain damage most of them seem to have, it often takes a [I]heavy[/I] cut to reach a uniformly solid surface. That means either a long session with fine abrasives or a quick session with the coarse stuff, followed by a slightly foreshortened workout with the finer stuff. Either way, it's labor-intensive. I've spent 2-3 hours restoring a single hub...and I've got a cabinet full of metalfinishing/polishing equipment, abrasives and compounds, to choose from along with 50+ years experience to inform those choices. IMO, going through this process, seeing it through to a first-class result, really gives one an appreciation for the guys who do this type of work for a living.:eek: [/QUOTE]
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