I've had this bike set to the side for far too long. I wanted to make a mad dash to finish by my daughter's birthday, but a couple hic-ups kept that from happening, so I just want to get it done for her so she can have it. I had lost the kick stand pin, but just got a replacement in tonight, so I'm back to work. Here's a couple catch up photos.
The frame had a number of small nicks that showed the red primer and some rust. Before I touched them up with some Kool Lemon I purchased from Pete at Hyperformance I wanted to try to take care of some of the corrosion. So, I wrapped the areas with shop towels and soaked them for 24 hours with Evaporust.
This method worked ok, but I think I would have been fine without it. I touched up the paint in a couple thin layers and kept it as smooth as I could. After I let that dry for a couple days I used some cleaner wax to cut in to the old paint. Then I put two layers of Turtle Wax on it. Nice, smooth and shiny!
Now I'm polishing the parts I should have polished over time, but I'm rushing to get them done. Brakes, bolts, etc. I had to take a couple things to the chrome shop to have them refinished because they were too far gone, but the rest should polish out nice.