
yokomo works 93 resto
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yokomo works 93 resto
this is my latest project..lot of polishing invovled really got stuck into it today and im quite happy with the end result.. got to love the buff!
and the bead blaster

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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
wow.......really good stuff !!.....
how does the body shell look like ??.........
how does the body shell look like ??.........
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
Nice job Gary,
A few years ago, I polished up the magnesium bulkheads, motor mounts and hubs on my yz10. After a short time, it became dull because of the oxidation. I re-polished everything and I sprayed some clear coat over the parts.
Just an FYI, I used a wire brush on my dremel to do the job. It cleaned up the part from a gray color back to a silver color (but not too shiney).
regards,
highwayracer
A few years ago, I polished up the magnesium bulkheads, motor mounts and hubs on my yz10. After a short time, it became dull because of the oxidation. I re-polished everything and I sprayed some clear coat over the parts.
Just an FYI, I used a wire brush on my dremel to do the job. It cleaned up the part from a gray color back to a silver color (but not too shiney).
regards,
highwayracer
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
thanks gents ive woke up this morning and glanced over the yok as ya do
and noticed the magnesium starting to tarnish alrealdy were as the front and rear alloy ones are still spot on think i will clear coat roger thanks brother
body is in good shape ill repaint it out of respect for the mighty works


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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
any bros can share how to remove the old paints from the lexan body ??.......
I heard from someone in other forum ......using "dot 4 " brake fluid can remove the paints.......seems messy......
.......not brave enough to try........
any other better methods (apart from buying a new one of course) ??.....
I heard from someone in other forum ......using "dot 4 " brake fluid can remove the paints.......seems messy......

any other better methods (apart from buying a new one of course) ??.....
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
i have had bad luck with dot 3 and dot 4, different brands i asume going to try 30% this weekend on somebodies....fingers crossed...might try rps se body first 

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Brake fluid and nitro fuel can both cloud the lexan. Try a citrus based cleaner.marui hunter 73 wrote:i have had bad luck with dot 3 and dot 4, different brands i asume going to try 30% this weekend on somebodies....fingers crossed...might try rps se body first
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
this is where im up to after a week of polishing, dying and cleaning going for the black stealth look 

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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
I love the works 93 - such a great looking YZ10 when fully built. I'm thinking of selling off this one if anyone is interested:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=35992&id=7325
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=35992&id=7325
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
Really nice. I personally wouldn't have dyed the white bits but it looks very good. What's the hop-up motor mount you have put on there, Corally?
Such a funky design especially that front, torsion bar system (is that the right word?).
Such a funky design especially that front, torsion bar system (is that the right word?).
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
im a fan of the white also a lot of the parts where very badly dis-coloured so the quick and earier option were to dye of coarse anyone got any spares for these i need rear shock tower,front arms one more matching ti turnbuckle and some new bulkhead covers would be nice....the motor mount is team suzuki ed
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Fair enough about the white parts, dying to black does really refresh old bits. If you give them a super thorough clean and a polish before hand they can come out looking like new. But you all ready new that.marui hunter 73 wrote:im a fan of the white also a lot of the parts where very badly dis-coloured so the quick and earier option were to dye of coarse anyone got any spares for these i need rear shock tower,front arms one more matching ti turnbuckle and some new bulkhead covers would be nice....the motor mount is team suzuki ed
Anyway...Team Suzuki for the win!
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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
I had been using some kind of bleach/ cleansing agents .......trying to revert those spare parts already became yellowish (white originally) back to white......... but not succeeded yet up to this moment.......Dr. Robotnik wrote:Fair enough about the white parts, dying to black does really refresh old bits. If you give them a super thorough clean and a polish before hand they can come out looking like new. But you all ready new that.marui hunter 73 wrote:im a fan of the white also a lot of the parts where very badly dis-coloured so the quick and earier option were to dye of coarse anyone got any spares for these i need rear shock tower,front arms one more matching ti turnbuckle and some new bulkhead covers would be nice....the motor mount is team suzuki ed
Anyway...Team Suzuki for the win!

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Re: yokomo works 93 resto
I personally, have found that bleach kind of burns the plastics and makes them yellow.minimini wrote:I had been using some kind of bleach/ cleansing agents .......trying to revert those spare parts already became yellowish (white originally) back to white......... but not succeeded yet up to this moment.......
Best thing I have found to do is just scrub them clean.
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