Technical & Reference Section > Tech and Restoration
Haro Mirra 540 Air - restoration
Dogfish:
Thanks guys .. those builds really are top work gives me ideas for this build ...
Here's a bit of a close up of the frame ... just in case the picture hid the real state of the bike but for £20 what can you expect ...
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Quick update
painted the bar clamp with Halfords satin which looks near to the original finish used a thin coat of etching primer on a well degreased surface, then thin coast of satin .. looks pretty good ... also prepped and painted the bolts with "plasticote" chrome they look ok I might replace these at a later date with zinc coated of polish .. the bolts look allright at a glance ..
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Made a start on the frame I could have taken this down the bead blasters but in the spirit of this built I am prepping by hand .. I like the wealds and general quality of the frame it really is well made ... the frame has a few small dings nothing to get upset about I was thinking of polishing the frame but the dings will show if I paint it I can "hide" them ...
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Starting to get into this now ... will crack on this week as not so busy with work etc ...
Cheers
Paul
Dogfish:
I had a good go at the frame this evening was tempted to start the process of polishing but thought I would stick to the plan anyway I gave it a bit of a trial run with the "BMW Jet black" ...
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
pickle:
Looking like it's coming together well for £20 mate.
As said above, if you're on a tight budget bang up a wanted list of exact parts (19mm BB bearings for instance) and I'm sure people will have stuff :daumenhoch:
Dogfish:
thanks again I will put a list on the wanted page ... I saved the gyro and bottom cable ..
Had a "working from home" day today with the kids at the child minders and the Mrs at work ...
I finished prepping the frame and got the etching primer on will blow a coat of black on it later after it has "baked" in the sun good job the mrs is at work .... bit like putting parts in the dish washer :knuppel2:
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Dogfish:
Another problem solved ... the sprocket has a nice design on it my sprocket if rough and will need painting ...
I was racking my brains on how to get this back on the painted sprocket easy answer get a sign writer on the job ... my dad retired years ago but can still sign write when needed ... only cost me a few tins of beer ...
this is the original design
[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version