[Maicojames]

Thanks for the help. I guess I will try sanding some more. I used be a an autobody guy, so I thought my sanding was pretty thorough, though I may be able to get it better.

Tripoli haze? I will try to remove it with a good cleaning and wht compound. I always liked the cutting action of tripli on a spiral wheel. In fact, on most pcs-this gave a really nice finish. I have had little success with loose wheels-they just seem to haze the part-only after wht on a spiral have I gotten much out of it.

I have warned customer about the porosity in these castings(they are my vintage mx friends anyway). They think it loks good....only if the light hits it the right direction-and this will be a display bike for a while before it is raced.
After this, I think I will try to stay away from the Bultaco parts if possible-have you done some Bultaco parts? It's just that these bikes had the most polished aluminum of the vintage bikes, so it may be hard to refuse them-and keep working for moto money.

Thanks, James