Weird and random video or not, I love it man. Watching this on father's day, and it made me think of the times I got to hang out with Dad in his garage and work on random shit. It's my first father's day without him. He wasn't into motorcycles at all but he would have loved a project like this, if only because it would have been a chance for us to hang out and swear at inanimate objects while we sanded and grinded them to our will. Thanks for continuing to bring us along for this build. I'll keep watching every week and waiting to see this thing in it's final glory.
Ahhhh, Sunday morning coffee, breakfast, and a Shadetree video, perfect way to start the day! Inspires me to get out in the garage and tinker on my bike :)
Great vid as always, little tip, get a roll of emery cloth cut a long strip and pull it back and forth across the width of the fork leg and it will naturally follow the radius and get them scuffs out very fast and smooth and the shape will stay perfect. Stay well dude.
The quality of your work is directly proportional to how much you care about what you're doing. This chopper is going to be a one of a kind piece you can really be proud of when you're done. Keep up the great work and great content!
The little tiny imperfections in a building project will just give you a reminder of all the hard work you put into it. I think it looks pretty damn good
Hand polished always has a certain warmth, an organic look. I like it. Good job. Also, man, it was pissing-pouring rain. I thought it only rained fifteen minutes per day in Florida.
Wow! You have every right to be super proud of your polished forks after all the elbow grease you put into them. It’s not something I’d ever do because I’m lazy, so more power to you!
Looks good Josh. Technique I have always used to minimize the hand sanding is course wheel (60 or 80), fine wheel and then I use a wire wheel. The use of the wire wheel really helps get at those little nicks and leaves a pretty smooth surface.
Stay positive, your art comes from being a regular guy, who just puts it out there. Dont worry about the small "imperfections," they'll be the memories that give you the biggest smiles. As for losing your mind, working the bar business it was bound to happen, to some degree. (20 yrs in and around the bar scene myself. Now I work big box store retail, miss the bar business.)
Shady Tree. The best way I have found to get it all put together is to remove the tabs with a grinder then get it close, however leave it all a bit high. Then use a long file hand to bring it down to final height. The long face gives you a great guide. Then step through the sand paper and polishing. Took me awhile to figure it out, and yours is much better than my first attempt.
Hey Josh, those ridges are caused by lingering in one spot too long with the sander. I'm a kingmaker and they are the bane of the craft. Handsanding is always needed. You're doing great my man! Keep at it.
Great video as always. One tip, for little work like lopping off those fender tabs, use a hacksaw. Hacksaws are slower and require more elbow grease, but you'll have much more fine control than a grinder with a cut off wheel. Hope this helps.
Shadetree Surgeon, Thank You for the tip about the toothpaste. The content didn’t suffer. I like what you post. You did a better job than I would do. Jake has one cool El Camino, I’m a fan. Good luck finding a new Bartender. Good Luck to Marissa(?) in New York.
Thanks for making these build videos! Polishing my own forks is on my list of things to do, but I didn't have any ideas about it yet, and hadn't thought of any issues arising from the aluminum.
I've done similar with old cast iron implements, corn grinders, cook pots, and drills, and everyone says "but you could have bought a new one for less than that!" Yes, and it would be a new one. The fun is in the restoring/cleaning/polishing/mending. No-one wants to look at a new pillar drill, but an 80 year-old one that works just fine, is way cooler.
Hey bud, Great job on the fork legs. I've cut off fender tabs before and yours came out better then mine did. I know how much work goes into doing it and it's worth every min when you're done and stand back and say I DID THAT! Keep them coming and I myself, like this type of video alot. Sometimes you have to switch it up to get shit done - Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Later
Fork legs look pretty damn good. One thing I've seen done for sanding round parts like those is cutting a section of pvc pipe to use as a sanding block so you get a nice flat finish.
A steel rule would really help with grinding the forks. Lay it across like you would a level on a 2x4, mark the high spots and grind away. Also the aluminum is extremely soft and clogs up grinding wheels. That’s the reason for the blow out. Non ferrous metals are best with grinders. Ok I’m done being “preachy”. I love your videos Man!
Great work! Aluminum oxidizing is slow but keep it dry and they should stay bright for a while, I did my stock Harley levers and after a week of my sweat its matt again, made me change my mind about the forks getting this treatment. Great content!
Definitely worth the work, I just got done a custom luggage rack with built in led tail and signal lights for my xv250.. I plan on starting a motorcycle delivery service and maybe a RUclips channel to go with my business.. you're a real inspiration bro, thanks for all your hard work man! Your videos always make my day
@@shadetreesurgeon I'll send some pics of the bike on Facebook as I change things up bro. And don't worry about life getting busy and not having time for your regular videos, any shade tree video is a Good video.
Loos like a big difference to me buddy. Oh, that rain? That's definitely Florida rain. When I was in Coco Beach I could almost set my watch by the storms lol.
The thick grinding wheels aren't scary, Josh. They work nice. Those thin ones though, they dont have the nickname death wheels for nothing... and yes, when they start coming apart like that one you had... it's time to replace it. That aside, the fork tubes look nice, well worth the effort, and those little imperfections prove it was hand done. Can't wait to see the finished product!
When you use a grinding wheel with aluminum it destroys your blade faster. Aluminum has a lower melting point then steel and the aluminum builds up on the wheel. This throws off the balance of the disk which causes it to fly apart. PS: I'm loving the build. Keep up the great work.
Hi Josh! I'm not much of a commenter, so while I'm here let me first say; I'm really loving your content and this is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Thanks for what you do! With regard to cutting and polishing; I'm in the metal working business and want to let you know that there are special discs for aluminum. When you use steel discs on aluminum they get clogged up and can come apart. Which can be dangerous. Your broken up disc is either from that, or from plunging deeper than you need to. Try to minimize wear on the sides of the disc by using minimal depth when possible. If you're doing a bit of aluminum, grab an aluminum disc. They're relatively cheap at any big hardware store. And you can get some Meguiars ultimate compound from any big retail or parts store to replace the toothpaste. People use toothpaste on stuff because it has some grit, and most people have it on hand. But a decent polishing compound is better, much easier, and cheaper in the long run. Most comes in different grits. Meguiars ultimate compound basically starts as a heavy grit, and then breaks down to a light grit during use. So it's a good product to have it the garage. Again, I love and appreciate the content, and it motivates me to see your motivation. Great work! And great job not getting bogged down by the little details as you learn!
Secret to polishing you want all the scratches to run the same direction . The smaller the width the shinier the surface becomes . No spark no grind . Because aluminum is a softer metal it usually clogs up grinding wheels. It's better to use a hacksaw and a belt sander. Belt sander will actually start the polishing process since the belt moves in one direction instead of an orbital. And I learned the hard way .
Nice work on the forks... I love watching you struggle and end up with little imperfections because its real and not some phony video where everything turns out amazing with some guy grinding with a nail file and polishing with a damp sea sponge... and for the record, I had a choice between going out riding my bike or watching your video... and I chose you... doesn't that make you feel all warm and fuzzy? 😂
I did that once, (lost my mind). 🤔 But then I got to thinking one day & looking around & boom, there it was just as plain as day! Don't worry Josh, keep looking. Eventually you'll find it again. Happy Fathers Day man. 😀👍
I'm not even a big fan of shiny, but the finished tubes looks fantastic! Honestly even the "imperfections" just show you did it by hand to me it still looked great! Fair play! Also I use G20 compound instead of toothpaste! I must try toothpaste! Also yes.......you may have lost your mind.........years ago!
I think it was a great video! I learned some stuff that I didnt know about buffing on a vehicle and I think you learned some on these great comments on grinding/ buffing aluminium forks.
Hey josh I don’t know if anyone commented this but the cutting wheel you had been using is probably for steel they make aluminum cutting discs. What happens is the aluminum being a soft metal will get stuck in the surface of the disc and tear it up. On a separate note beautiful polish job man
I think its funny how people think polishing metal is easy. Sure polishing is easy once the prepping is done, removing blemishes and nicks. You did an amazing job on the forks.
Pretty amazing when you find a Seth Rogan/Post Malone look alike that does awesome videos like this. Looks great! Also I may have to keep a tube of toothpaste in my toolbox now.
Great job on the forks mate, and that el camino is gonna look mint with a nice paint job.... if only he knew someone to help sand the body? Someone experienced with sandpaper 😁
My dude love this project and everything you do! Your efforts are not wasted in any way we love this shit! Also nice damn el Camino love those!! Big shoutout to @maxrosectual awesome that you featured his art. Very talented guy from up here in upstate NY
Just a little advice here use a second or first cut file to level out the surface first. And when sending try using a firm sponge. It evened out the pressure so you don't end up with finger marks. Looks good man.
Shadetree: I did a rough job last time because I was drunk.
Also Shadetree: Let's get drunk while doing it again.
Drunk on Lite Beer too. So frequent bathroom breaks.
Papa Jefe drunk or not his work is top notch ! He knows what he’s doing.....
Hell yeah
Know from my own 40years experience. Everything can be improved upon ...
Also, LOVE the El Camino! These vehicles make so much sense to me. I wish they still made them.
The imperfections give it a hand made look
Weird and random video or not, I love it man. Watching this on father's day, and it made me think of the times I got to hang out with Dad in his garage and work on random shit. It's my first father's day without him. He wasn't into motorcycles at all but he would have loved a project like this, if only because it would have been a chance for us to hang out and swear at inanimate objects while we sanded and grinded them to our will. Thanks for continuing to bring us along for this build. I'll keep watching every week and waiting to see this thing in it's final glory.
Rest In Peace... I’m glad I got to hear even just a small part of his story.
@@shadetreesurgeon thank you, Josh. If I ever make it down to Tampa and the Shame, I'll be sure to have a few good stories ready for ya.
Ahhhh, Sunday morning coffee, breakfast, and a Shadetree video, perfect way to start the day! Inspires me to get out in the garage and tinker on my bike :)
Dude you must have a ton of patience that is really well done, good job
Man the randomness of your vids is what brought us here in the first place . Keep it up Shadetree and keep kickin ass
Thanks for that man 🙏🏻
I'm in sheer awe of your patients with those forks. Nice job.
May the Forks be with you. Great job Josh. The extra effort really paid off. We can tell the difference between the "new" and the old.
I love the safety gear and the getting drunk at the same time. It makes sense to me! love the videos!
Great vid as always, little tip, get a roll of emery cloth cut a long strip and pull it back and forth across the width of the fork leg and it will naturally follow the radius and get them scuffs out very fast and smooth and the shape will stay perfect. Stay well dude.
I literally was going to say the same exact thing......
Some people just have the vision😎
random shadetree are always fun !
Can’t believe I just randomly watched this video AGAIN today. For no other apparent reason other than this Josh, needed more of that JOSH.
Nice work on the forks, and the scratches on the F150. Damn that El Camino is quite something too! :-)
The quality of your work is directly proportional to how much you care about what you're doing. This chopper is going to be a one of a kind piece you can really be proud of when you're done. Keep up the great work and great content!
The little tiny imperfections in a building project will just give you a reminder of all the hard work you put into it. I think it looks pretty damn good
Hand polished always has a certain warmth, an organic look. I like it. Good job. Also, man, it was pissing-pouring rain. I thought it only rained fifteen minutes per day in Florida.
I dig this vid because it’s such a “pot pourrri” of content. You do show “sticktoativeness” with those custom forks. Rock On Brother.
Wow! You have every right to be super proud of your polished forks after all the elbow grease you put into them. It’s not something I’d ever do because I’m lazy, so more power to you!
They're looking fantastic! I'm stoked to see this bike done. I almost want to polish a gas tank and rear fender like that.
I love metal polishing, it's a good metaphor for life because sometimes to go forward you need to go backwards
Looks good Josh. Technique I have always used to minimize the hand sanding is course wheel (60 or 80), fine wheel and then I use a wire wheel. The use of the wire wheel really helps get at those little nicks and leaves a pretty smooth surface.
Just now catching up on your channel. I'm grateful and enjoying. Just became one more of us and one less of them this year. Your videos are great!
Huge difference on the forks😎👍🏻 looks really great.
This episode was awesome! I really like the mixed bag.
Stay positive, your art comes from being a regular guy, who just puts it out there. Dont worry about the small "imperfections," they'll be the memories that give you the biggest smiles. As for losing your mind, working the bar business it was bound to happen, to some degree. (20 yrs in and around the bar scene myself. Now I work big box store retail, miss the bar business.)
Heh, for all the craziness of the bar I still love it too man
You do you and ill keep watching nothing like seeing the enjoyment on your successes on yoyr build
What??👂🏻👂🏻👂🏻. Sounds good in the rain!! Love the Danny Elfman music from the B-Side of Weird Science single
Shady Tree. The best way I have found to get it all put together is to remove the tabs with a grinder then get it close, however leave it all a bit high. Then use a long file hand to bring it down to final height. The long face gives you a great guide. Then step through the sand paper and polishing.
Took me awhile to figure it out, and yours is much better than my first attempt.
awesome progress! both on the forks and the truck!
Another great one. “Keep it weird” 😁👍
Josh working hard on the bike..going to work and working hard...working hard to put out great content...Damn! :)
Looks good man. I’m glad your hard work is paying off
Hey Josh, those ridges are caused by lingering in one spot too long with the sander. I'm a kingmaker and they are the bane of the craft. Handsanding is always needed. You're doing great my man! Keep at it.
Well done mate, will be back to building on my XV750 -82 myself in a week or so and cant wait, need to get it out this summer haha
Hell yes!
Fork you very much for your 80's montage fork polishing (little reminiscent of shake weight commercial)! Looks good!
Holy shit, this art is fucking AWESOME! Good luck to that artist! May he grow and have success!
Dang❗️That guy really put some work into those forks❕🤘🛠💀
Hey Shadetree, I just noticed you now have over 100,000 subscribers - congrats mate, your work is awesome
Holy shit that polish work looks AWESOME!!!
"I ain't that safe, we're still getting drunk" should be your motto
The forks came out amazing!
Great video as always. One tip, for little work like lopping off those fender tabs, use a hacksaw. Hacksaws are slower and require more elbow grease, but you'll have much more fine control than a grinder with a cut off wheel. Hope this helps.
Shadetree Surgeon, Thank You for the tip about the toothpaste. The content didn’t suffer. I like what you post. You did a better job than I would do. Jake has one cool El Camino, I’m a fan.
Good luck finding a new Bartender. Good Luck to Marissa(?) in New York.
They look great! Makes me want to go shave and polish my xs650 bobber fork legs! Keep up the good work man!
daaaame you done a bloody good job, worth the effort
I think you did a phenomenal job dude !
Imperfections are just character for the bike. Better than I could do for sure!
Great job, Josh this one is as flashy as the first one. That front-end is gonna have a really good looking. Go ahead. Vincent from France.
Thanks for making these build videos!
Polishing my own forks is on my list of things to do, but I didn't have any ideas about it yet, and hadn't thought of any issues arising from the aluminum.
I've done similar with old cast iron implements, corn grinders, cook pots, and drills, and everyone says "but you could have bought a new one for less than that!" Yes, and it would be a new one. The fun is in the restoring/cleaning/polishing/mending. No-one wants to look at a new pillar drill, but an 80 year-old one that works just fine, is way cooler.
I polished my fork legs too so I know how long it takes!!! Good work!!!
Hey bud, Great job on the fork legs. I've cut off fender tabs before and yours came out better then mine did. I know how much work goes into doing it and it's worth every min when you're done and stand back and say I DID THAT! Keep them coming and I myself, like this type of video alot. Sometimes you have to switch it up to get shit done - Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Later
Well you've inspired me to polish my oxidized lower fork legs. Thanks for another winter project. ;)
Looking good man! Small jobs one after another and one day you will have one completed bad ass chopper!
One of these days haha
As allways great video. Thank you.
Looks good man can’t wait to see how it finishes out. 👌🏼
You did a mans job sir!!!!!......Thanx for the video ....I"m learning with you also!!!!!
Oh wow that comic has incredible art work. I really enjoyed this video thanks!
That dude is so talented
Fork legs look pretty damn good. One thing I've seen done for sanding round parts like those is cutting a section of pvc pipe to use as a sanding block so you get a nice flat finish.
A steel rule would really help with grinding the forks. Lay it across like you would a level on a 2x4, mark the high spots and grind away. Also the aluminum is extremely soft and clogs up grinding wheels. That’s the reason for the blow out. Non ferrous metals are best with grinders. Ok I’m done being “preachy”. I love your videos Man!
Great work! Aluminum oxidizing is slow but keep it dry and they should stay bright for a while, I did my stock Harley levers and after a week of my sweat its matt again, made me change my mind about the forks getting this treatment. Great content!
Nice work on the forks and Lezcamino! lol. Double thanks for showing us the dragcamino, awesome.
Good job on the forks. You should be proud of what you accomplished. 😬👍
Thanks Steve :)
Definitely worth the work, I just got done a custom luggage rack with built in led tail and signal lights for my xv250.. I plan on starting a motorcycle delivery service and maybe a RUclips channel to go with my business.. you're a real inspiration bro, thanks for all your hard work man! Your videos always make my day
Hell yeah dude!
@@shadetreesurgeon I'll send some pics of the bike on Facebook as I change things up bro. And don't worry about life getting busy and not having time for your regular videos, any shade tree video is a Good video.
I’m gonna do my best to never miss a Wednesday or Sunday... I’m just worried about the quality. Thanks for the support my man
Not a dam thing wrong with what you shared 🤘 Hell yeah !! to the El Camino👌
Loos like a big difference to me buddy. Oh, that rain? That's definitely Florida rain. When I was in Coco Beach I could almost set my watch by the storms lol.
Cool video. By the way, The Dirty Shame looks like a seriously cool bar. I know that doesn't just happen, so well done!
The thick grinding wheels aren't scary, Josh. They work nice. Those thin ones though, they dont have the nickname death wheels for nothing... and yes, when they start coming apart like that one you had... it's time to replace it.
That aside, the fork tubes look nice, well worth the effort, and those little imperfections prove it was hand done. Can't wait to see the finished product!
When you use a grinding wheel with aluminum it destroys your blade faster. Aluminum has a lower melting point then steel and the aluminum builds up on the wheel. This throws off the balance of the disk which causes it to fly apart. PS: I'm loving the build. Keep up the great work.
Hi Josh!
I'm not much of a commenter, so while I'm here let me first say; I'm really loving your content and this is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Thanks for what you do!
With regard to cutting and polishing; I'm in the metal working business and want to let you know that there are special discs for aluminum. When you use steel discs on aluminum they get clogged up and can come apart. Which can be dangerous. Your broken up disc is either from that, or from plunging deeper than you need to. Try to minimize wear on the sides of the disc by using minimal depth when possible. If you're doing a bit of aluminum, grab an aluminum disc. They're relatively cheap at any big hardware store.
And you can get some Meguiars ultimate compound from any big retail or parts store to replace the toothpaste. People use toothpaste on stuff because it has some grit, and most people have it on hand. But a decent polishing compound is better, much easier, and cheaper in the long run. Most comes in different grits. Meguiars ultimate compound basically starts as a heavy grit, and then breaks down to a light grit during use. So it's a good product to have it the garage.
Again, I love and appreciate the content, and it motivates me to see your motivation. Great work! And great job not getting bogged down by the little details as you learn!
Thanks for the awesome tips man!! :)
Secret to polishing you want all the scratches to run the same direction . The smaller the width the shinier the surface becomes . No spark no grind . Because aluminum is a softer metal it usually clogs up grinding wheels. It's better to use a hacksaw and a belt sander. Belt sander will actually start the polishing process since the belt moves in one direction instead of an orbital. And I learned the hard way .
Nice work on the forks... I love watching you struggle and end up with little imperfections because its real and not some phony video where everything turns out amazing with some guy grinding with a nail file and polishing with a damp sea sponge... and for the record, I had a choice between going out riding my bike or watching your video... and I chose you... doesn't that make you feel all warm and fuzzy? 😂
BeRAD's poster behind you is all the art work your need.
you can use the toofpaste to do cloudy headlights on these newer cars with plastic housings
I tried that; it didn't work. Besides, Josh already has a headlight kit he used on the Lez Camino.
I did that once, (lost my mind). 🤔
But then I got to thinking one day &
looking around & boom, there it was
just as plain as day!
Don't worry Josh, keep looking.
Eventually you'll find it again.
Happy Fathers Day man. 😀👍
Totally digging the 80’s sound montage music. Not only do the forks look better but you can also defeat Cobra Kai or win at arm wrestling now.
I'm not even a big fan of shiny, but the finished tubes looks fantastic! Honestly even the "imperfections" just show you did it by hand to me it still looked great! Fair play! Also I use G20 compound instead of toothpaste! I must try toothpaste! Also yes.......you may have lost your mind.........years ago!
Enjoy your videos. You give me the strength to try and do things on my own also. Thanks for the inspiration. ‘This will end up a real nice build.
Great content as always, watching your vids is like hanging out with ya homies, drinking beer workin on stuff making fun of each other, great stuff 👍
Looks good,and Cammie in video is a plus,she's a funny.
Dang, that guy really put some work into those forks.
I think it was a great video! I learned some stuff that I didnt know about buffing on a vehicle and I think you learned some on these great comments on grinding/ buffing aluminium forks.
Hey josh I don’t know if anyone commented this but the cutting wheel you had been using is probably for steel they make aluminum cutting discs. What happens is the aluminum being a soft metal will get stuck in the surface of the disc and tear it up. On a separate note beautiful polish job man
Looks great Shade
I think its funny how people think polishing metal is easy. Sure polishing is easy once the prepping is done, removing blemishes and nicks. You did an amazing job on the forks.
Pretty amazing when you find a Seth Rogan/Post Malone look alike that does awesome videos like this.
Looks great! Also I may have to keep a tube of toothpaste in my toolbox now.
Great work man.
Was a grate vid, fork leg looks grate man
Awesome job brother
Great job on the forks mate, and that el camino is gonna look mint with a nice paint job.... if only he knew someone to help sand the body? Someone experienced with sandpaper 😁
My dude love this project and everything you do! Your efforts are not wasted in any way we love this shit! Also nice damn el Camino love those!! Big shoutout to @maxrosectual awesome that you featured his art. Very talented guy from up here in upstate NY
Thanks for watching the whole vid!! I can obviously tell you did haha!
Always do!
dude u have very good basic knowledge/skills in what u try/do..strong work!!
I dig it, that guys work looks nice. Gonna check him out.
He went full freak mode with that flapdisk lol.
You do you, it's always popping,
Once again another great video... and I don’t just say that to all youtubers. I think it was worth the elbow grease.. and thanks for the Colgate tip
i need to polish mine you just gave ME the motivation to get er done! keep the great vids coming man! shoutout from delaware!
Just a little advice here use a second or first cut file to level out the surface first. And when sending try using a firm sponge. It evened out the pressure so you don't end up with finger marks. Looks good man.
Great job on the forks. You put the work in and I think they look great 👍