S90: Handlebars Resto Cont (Almost there!)

Decided to just paint the fork plate black figuring that that would let the knew shiny bits pop out a bit more.  Went with a flat black just to gauge the effect.  Worked rather well, I think.

I first hit the plate with some 80 grit sandpaper, followed by 400 once everything was smoothed over.  Then I did about 5 coats of flat black followed by just one of clear coat.  Would have liked to have done a few more rounds of clear coat but simply ran out of time.

Also went over the handlebar mounts with the steel brush again, but this time using a lower speed than yesterday (about 40% versus 90%).  I think the lower speed actually prevents some of the discoloration and patchiness I was seeing before.  Followed all that with some Autosol polish. 


First, a reminder of where we originally started back in June of 2011...

And as of today...

 

Start to finish on the fork plate.