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The Swamp Angel
10/02/13 at 10:49:03

Ok well, remeber yesterday when I said it was going to be next week when I would have my new project bike dissasembled, I lied.

I was able to get quite a lot done with a can of PB blaster in my hands.

here she is all stripped down. Things are looking rough, lots of rust, but in time she will shine again.

1986 model

I think rats might have been living in this muffler.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28628 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #1 - 10/02/13 at 10:53:57 Wow!... how long was that thing submerged in the swamp?... ...
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #2 - 10/02/13 at 10:57:43 The guy I bought it from told me it had been out there 4 years, but I would guess longer.
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Rush-rks Full Member Offline Lurking & Learning Posts: 113 Beckley WV Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #3 - 10/02/13 at 11:12:13 Wow ! Looking forward to continue reading this thread see how your rebuild is going enjoy reading about bringing back poor abused machines back to the living..
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #4 - 10/02/13 at 18:58:58 Keep the photos coming.
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Reply #5 - 10/02/13 at 19:07:36

Kelly Moore paint store,, Quart jug of dilute phosphoric acid,, about $8.00,maybe less. Goes a LOOONG way,, turns iron oxide to iron phosphate,, no longer rust,,goes from red to black, its Hard, Only woirks one layer deep, no scale or it wont work,I keep a quart, always,, slip on a rubber glove, dampen a small rag & wipe it on,, read& follow directions, dont get the gel,, it sux,,

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Reply #6 - 10/03/13 at 06:02:26

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/02/13 at 19:07:36:

Kelly Moore paint store,, Quart jug of dilute phosphoric acid,, about $8.00,maybe less. Goes a LOOONG way,, turns iron oxide to iron phosphate,, no longer rust,,goes from red to black, its Hard, Only woirks one layer deep, no scale or it wont work,I keep a quart, always,, slip on a rubber glove, dampen a small rag & wipe it on,, read& follow directions, dont get the gel,, it sux,,

Dont think we have a Kelly Morre paint store but I did pick up a bottle of Ospho, pretty sure its the same stuff, at ACE for like $10. Also have a can of tal-strip II for removing old clear, left over from my last build

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #7 - 10/03/13 at 06:50:55 Ospho it is,, I found oout about it when I was working on a drill ship in Mobile Bay in about 78. Sandblasting, needle gunning, & wiping Ospho.,,watching rust turn black was cool..
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #8 - 10/03/13 at 07:43:48 spent many a day skipping class and fishing mobile bay as a boy Do you know if ospho is safe on painted surfaces?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #9 - 10/03/13 at 14:13:09 Ive wiped it on rusted areas from chipped paint.. Neversaw any damage to thepaint,, Of course I wipe paint with a damp rag after,,
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Reply #10 - 07/29/14 at 10:52:26

I am sorry everyone I just sort of started and then stopped all at once. As it often has a tendency to do, life has gotten in the way of best laid plans. So the project was stopped dead in its stracks almost a year ago due to my living situation. I was in a bad situation, thats really all that needs to be said, and I figured it was as good a time as any to make my first home purchase. (what a PIA)
It took 7 months to find and close on a house and the bike sat almost completely dissasembled in my shed. Now that I am moved the bike has surfaced again as a priority, however, the new house has no garage Angry

So I will be bringin the bike back in the house as I am known to do. At least until I can have a grage built. But I am starting work again with a Lycan'esk sport cruiser cafe job in mind. Pics and updates coming soon.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28628 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #11 - 07/29/14 at 11:04:42 Yup,.. that's the bike I remember... Was this the original owner, by any chance?... ... Arrghh!... ...
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #12 - 07/29/14 at 12:58:19 actually they do look pretty similar.
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Reply #13 - 07/29/14 at 14:29:57

To clean rust from chrome and not damage the chrome, I used oxalic acid. Put that into the 'googler' and you will see where people use it to bring chrome back to life...will clean everything but corrosion and pitting. Did it myself and was shocked (in a good way) at the results. Usually you let it soak for hours or overnight and let it work it's magic.

You can buy the powder online or do what I did...get some wooden deck cleaner from the 'box' store on clearance. Read the labels...most deck cleaners are mostly oxalic acid and you just pour it in a pan and drop your parts in it to soak overnight...the acid does it's work and the other ingredients in the wood cleaner don't hurt anything.

Did some of my chrome bike parts 2+ years ago and still have no signs of flaking, peeling, discoloration, etc...

Good luck!

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Spamy Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 224	Re: The Swamp Angel Reply #14 - 07/29/14 at 14:33:15 Thats what I use also. Oxalic acid is also known as "wood bleach" and can be found online or some local stores depending on where you live.
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