Front Brake Stay

Hamamatsu Nippon · Post by **Hamamatsu Nippon** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:50 am

I have to restore the finish on my front brake stay for a CA77. The rear of course is alloy and cleans up nicely. I lightly removed a top coating of rust and was expecting to see something silver or maybe a natural finish; nothing but steel. So should this be painted silver? I am restoring it to original, rider status, but I don't want to introduce any different colours.

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:36 pm

The original was zinc plated.

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Hamamatsu Nippon · Post by **Hamamatsu Nippon** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:56 pm

Zinc plating, wow that surprises me. This part is now the most oxidized piece on my bike.

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:40 pm

The rear brake stay is also zinc plated steel, not aluminum. Try a magnet on it....

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Hamamatsu Nippon · Post by **Hamamatsu Nippon** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:25 pm

Hey you're right, the rear sure polished up nicely.

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:20 am

I made up a tool to press out the bushes so that I could send it off for plating.

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brewsky · Post by **brewsky** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:09 am

Looks like a good candidate for diy zinc plating.

Don't think a short bath in vinegar/salts would hurt the bushes, but they could be coated with grease to be sure.

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