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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 166216" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Yes, yours is a K1...mo`better for you. The K1 was the first model to have hydraulic fork legs, a.k.a. real front suspension. Only disadvantage of a K1 is the added cost of cosmetic items...more chrome (and those diecast fork rings are stupid-expensive to re-chrome) and the now pricey muffler. </p><p></p><p>At this late date, I still don't see any real reason to use soda blasting on a CT70. I am familiar with the process. The steel parts (frameset & wheels) are better off glass bead blasted...no alkaline residue. The aluminum should be sanded, not media blasted. Chemical stripping will remove the factory clearcoat from the brake plates & shock lowers. From there, they should be sanded & polished, along with the handlebar clamp...imho. </p><p></p><p>If I were looking to refinish rust-pitted fenders, on the cheap, I'd blast, & paint them. Rustoleum textured outdoor paint should work quite well; the stuff has held up on my firewood rack & mailbox post for the past 5 years, now, </p><p></p><p>Ever consider "PC chrome", for the fenders?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 166216, member: 5"] Yes, yours is a K1...mo`better for you. The K1 was the first model to have hydraulic fork legs, a.k.a. real front suspension. Only disadvantage of a K1 is the added cost of cosmetic items...more chrome (and those diecast fork rings are stupid-expensive to re-chrome) and the now pricey muffler. At this late date, I still don't see any real reason to use soda blasting on a CT70. I am familiar with the process. The steel parts (frameset & wheels) are better off glass bead blasted...no alkaline residue. The aluminum should be sanded, not media blasted. Chemical stripping will remove the factory clearcoat from the brake plates & shock lowers. From there, they should be sanded & polished, along with the handlebar clamp...imho. If I were looking to refinish rust-pitted fenders, on the cheap, I'd blast, & paint them. Rustoleum textured outdoor paint should work quite well; the stuff has held up on my firewood rack & mailbox post for the past 5 years, now, Ever consider "PC chrome", for the fenders? [/QUOTE]
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