SuperG


I'm with ya, Spacey... I'm a biker also...

I use the NeverDull on chrome all the time. But all said and done, it's still an abrasive (which is why it works great on chrome..), and their ain't a while lot of anodized finishes on Harleys. An anodized finish is really just a thin surface of colored aluminum oxide. Take one of those, say, blue anodized pegs the crotch-rocket guys use, rub some chrome polish on that - it *will* rub off the blue after a time.

He may not want to use it then.
 
I just noticed you're living at my old stompin' grounds of 35+ years.
I have quite a few friends there.
Bob Brown...Nick Luchetti....ring any bells?

Duke city? The 'burque'?

I'm a transplant - moved here in '95 - got transferred to Iowa (Iowa?..) in '01, back to New Mexico in '10. I have family that moved here back in the late 80's.



Originally from Hammond, IN - Chicago Area.


From a biker dude perspective, though, New Mexico is perfect. Long riding season, lot's of places to visit, there's always a rally somewhere (always a good excuse to toss back some brewski's...), no helmet laws (don't get me started...)....


I miss the group of biker techs and engineers I used to hang with at a job I once had - we we're a hell of a motley crew, but man, we knew how to have a good time! Everybody wearing their leather on the toy run and I'm the odd one wearing a full realtree insulated hunting suit. But I won out anyway - I correctly predicted it was gonna snow that day and it did - had to bring the bikes back with a truck! 


NB.

I should say that when I was in Iowa, I was only about 20 miles from J&P cycles...they throw a hell of an annual party!

Brown is a monster guitarist/teacher/performer there.
I studied with him for many years.

He use to do a jazz gig at a place on the west side off I-40 called Danbys.
Luchetti Drum and Guitar...many hot players from that place.

Been to many years for me now to know the music scene there now.

No doubt I rode many miles all around there and Arizona.
You know that funny biker movie was filmed out on the Torquoise Trail....excellent biking. Wild Hogs? IIRC
Been many movies filmed in that part of the country...part of Easy Rider was too.

About 3 hours of hairpins if you head west and then south through the Gila National forest.  Man that is some
wasteland...you sure want to keep the tank topped off and survival gear LOL. Great ride though.
 
Oh...I have a toy run this coming weekend... poker run...surprised how many bikers here. Getting cool so
it's leather time. No helmet law in Arkansas.

Crap, now I'm waxing all nostalgic...

Yep - Wild Hog's - that'd be Madrid. Halfway between Edgewood and Santa Fe - about 20 miles from my house. Many good times at the Mine Shaft Tavern (they're on FB - lot's of musicians play there). Many beers out on the porch there. Easy Rider yeah, (old man J&P back in IA has Peter Fonda's ER bike on display in Anamosa, BTW..). Music scene here is vibrant, as always. Film industry is up and up too. The REELS channel broadcasts from here..
Albuquerque has always been an artsy-fartsy town...just grab up a copy of The Alibi... 

Great chatting with you, Spacey! Thanks!

Hey, I'm a biker-cyclist...


and I have a can of Never Dull too. :-)




Dave, in my recollection, when anodizing first became popular with consumer goods we saw all sorts of products turn all sorts of colors.

People would bring back bikes that left the store with black parts and they'd have faded purple, red, or blue parts when they came back a year later.

The "hard core" ethic was to select parts with "clear" anodizing so that as it faded we could switch over to polishing it as it was supposed to look "silver" anyway.

Now a days it seems like more color anodizing seems to be done with stable dyes.


Your chassis case is indicative of an era.


best regards,
mike

While the pristine "new appearance" is cool, for older gear the patina of age is a big "cool factor" as well. 

Most times, if you try to restore something it lessens the value of the object. 

A simple cleaning with a mild cleaner to remove dust and grime would be about as far as I would want to take it. 

Using things like Armor All are likely safe but will require repeated applications to retain the appearance of the applied product. My first shot would be with a simple damp cloth to remove the top coat of dust. See how it looks and proceed carefully with other cleaners. 

Hey, I'm a biker-cyclist... and I have a can of Never Dull too. :-)

Heh, heh..


You're certainly welcome -  over here, we share the road with cyclists! Mountain biking is super-popular - some pro's do off-season training here as they like the added effort the altitude (7000ft+) brings.

Take one of those, say, blue anodized pegs the crotch-rocket guys use, rub some chrome polish on that - it *will* rub off the blue after a time.

No need for polish, boots will do that.

WD-40 (that's what it's called in the UK) will clean most metals very effectively but I'd test a small inconspicuous area first. <---that's my idea of a disclaimer

Oops looks like I used a racist word trying to warn you to be careful.

Here is the face plate of the amp:



and here are the guts: