January 11, 201115 yr Anyone out there know if the brake hub/sprocket carrier on a '79 TY175 is made from Magnesium. I managed to get some gasket remover on there and it peeled the silver paint off from there pretty sharpish. It looks like aluminium (hand sanded to get the paint to stick?) I know the backing plate is. Any recommendations.. just polish and leave be? Don't want to strip and re-lace the spokes. Thanks. Jonny.
January 12, 201115 yr Author Thanks for your response Alan, I was really just worried that if the hub was Magnesium it would start to corrode without any clear coat or paint on it. I guess I'll just polish her up. Jonny.
January 22, 201115 yr Author So I removed the rest of the silver paint with some gasket remover and polished the hub with Scotchbrite, 0000 steel wool and finally some Solvol- hub looks great but I see lots of polishing in my future. Jonny.
January 14, 201214 yr hub is aluminium, the brake plate is magnesium Agree. I had mine aqua blasted, and I'll leave unpainted. I'll protect with a wipe of ACF-50 used sparingly on a rag. It lasts a long time, and is redone every few months should be fine. http://motorcyclerestorations.blogspot.com/2011/12/ty175-wheels-back-from-aqua-blasting.html'>http://motorcyclerestorations.blogspot.com/2011/12/ty175-wheels-back-from-aqua-blasting.html Regards Simon http://motorcyclerestorations.blogspot.com
January 15, 201214 yr couldnt you just paint it with clear laquer to keep the shine without the effort
January 15, 201214 yr What is wrong with just painting TY hubs and backing plates with silver paint? It has worked fine for me for the last 35 years.
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