Orange P7 1995

[ishay]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

Tear down started in the sunshine. So nice after a winter in a moldy shed...

 

[shedobits]

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Glad to see that you're not wasting time on that fence post. Looking forward to more build pics.

 

[ishay]

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Glad to see that you're not wasting time on that fence post. Looking forward to more build pics.

Heck no, it makes the garden bigger like that

 

[Paul R]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

looks like a good project ill be watching

 

[ishay]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

Spontex stainless swarf balls

Did you mean these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223867726496

I was in Asda and saw some so grabbed them

 

[ishay]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

Tonight’s job was trying to save the Ti Flight saddle. Didn’t have any great “before” shots but it’s pretty good now. It wasn’t boot polish but a leather shoe dye and the colour seems to have been locked in with some leather cream and scotchgaurd. Still, probably best to wear black shorts the first time...

 

[rwm1962]

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Result!

 

[ishay]

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Tonight’s job was to derust the stem. All the rust is gone and it looks pretty good (foil and coke) but there are admittedly a few pitting imperfections. It’ll do fine though, it looks better than it does in the picture

Sadly the Orange logo was never going to survive the abrasion...

 

[rwm1962]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

They're available from Gil at Retrodecals

 

[ishay]

Re: Orange P7 (1995, I think... TBC)

This might just be working, the spontex is working better than wire wool or aluminium foil and none of them seem to be damaging the nickel plate. Like the stem there’s a little bit of pitting that’ll never be 100%, but not far off