I have no problem with, and actually prefer. patinated machines, However, after a particularly aggressive dousing of ethanol on the tank paintwork I am considering a respray of all the tin ware.
This brings me to the mudguards which although sprayed black are not the valanced touring type and are not Birmabrite but mild steel, I guess not original and I've no idea what they were off but the radius follows the wheel and is far better than some pattern parts I've seen.
And finally to the point, the front mudguard lip has been dinged and dimpled some time before I took ownership, would it be possible for an english wheel to remove the ding or should I make up a 1" thick profiled buck / former in ply and try and tap it out. The reason I ask is part of the ding has quite a sharp crease and I don't know what kind or pressure an english wheel could apply to fully remove this.If it is unlikely that this method would remove the ding completely I may as well tap it out with dubious outcome and finish with a spread of filler, bleh! Does anyone have experience with limitations of an english wheel.
This brings me to the mudguards which although sprayed black are not the valanced touring type and are not Birmabrite but mild steel, I guess not original and I've no idea what they were off but the radius follows the wheel and is far better than some pattern parts I've seen.
And finally to the point, the front mudguard lip has been dinged and dimpled some time before I took ownership, would it be possible for an english wheel to remove the ding or should I make up a 1" thick profiled buck / former in ply and try and tap it out. The reason I ask is part of the ding has quite a sharp crease and I don't know what kind or pressure an english wheel could apply to fully remove this.If it is unlikely that this method would remove the ding completely I may as well tap it out with dubious outcome and finish with a spread of filler, bleh! Does anyone have experience with limitations of an english wheel.