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LG's 1985 Yamaha TT250 Thumper


Lord Gruntfuttock

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Sunny day so carried on, top 2/3 of the tank done here...
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Just hand sanding with a slurry of Jif, water and simple green. Went from 240 - 400 - 1000 grit paper..
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But still some yellow bits I couldn't shift. As it was sunny I tried bleach again, used some oxy stain remover as well and it fizzed up into a sticky foam, which was encouraging...
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Not sure it did anything, but gave me the chance for a break while it sat in the sun. Washed the residue off and a  quick polish and it now looks like this...
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So lots better but still has some staining, had to remind myself it's not a show bike so this'll do. Still some YAMAHA graphics to go on, and it looks far better than when I started. Pretty hard yakka, but satisfying...

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