Summer 1984 Honda atc 70 “Restoration”... update 6/13/08 picture heavy... DONE

[ugly200x]

i gotta couple of questions because im currently in the middle of a build for a ? 70 (dont know the year). did you polish all of the metals? like the handle bars and grab bar. also, how did you sand the frame and clean it? im having a real hard time cleaning and sanding it. any advice would help. i want mine to be all black.

[thefox]

i gotta couple of questions because im currently in the middle of a build for a ? 70 (dont know the year). did you polish all of the metals? like the handle bars and grab bar. also, how did you sand the frame and clean it? im having a real hard time cleaning and sanding it. any advice would help. i want mine to be all black.

The chromed pieces like the handle bars and grab bar were in good shape when I got it, I just went over it with some very fine (0000 grade) steel wool. As for the frame, I used a spray on chemical paint striper (nasty stuff so be careful with it) and then sand blasted the hard to get at areas.

[ugly200x]

so the sand blasting. did you do it yourself? and howd you use the steel wool i dont understand how it works? and paint stripper too to help sand?