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I built my British clone. I loved the looks, but the bike didn't feel big enough, heavy enough for me. But I wanted to say I really like where you are going with this build.Pretty much everything you have done. Me . . I'm building Sportsters now :)
Too much generalization here for scare tactics. I have been using phosphoric acid on restoration work for over 30 years. I first started by using DuPont's phosphoric acid. It is used as a etch, prior to spraying primer. This is a top notch refinishing company, seeing PA. I soon learned I didn't...
You just go to Home depot, buy some phosphoric acid for $15 and fill the tank with that. I use it often. It's cheap and it works. No need for another gimmick label, wasted money.
I don't have my XS any longer. And it's been a long time since I did this. But it is doable. I had a Kawasaki that I used Harley dash lights and used a diode to keep the current from going back on one side of the circuit.A diode can act as a "one way valve". However, I do not remember using one...
You don't need heat paint. I would clear the cover. Then I would spray the white, I would wet sand the white off, leaving it in the letters. I would then reclear it all.