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Message started by saabsaviur on 02/03/06 at 10:18:42

Title: metal polishing?
Post by saabsaviur on 02/03/06 at 10:18:42

Has anyone tried polishing the engine components? are they alluminum? i want to polish mine i was wondering, i know i need to strip the clear the spray on it, will those flitz buffer balls work or will i need something industrial

Title: Re: metal polishing?
Post by Dynobob on 02/03/06 at 16:20:28

saabsaviur wrote:

Has anyone tried polishing the engine components? are they aluminum?

They're aluminum. Yes you can polish them no problem. Without clearcoat you'll have to stay after them. Just polish them when you polish the rest of your bike or re-clearcoat them.

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i want to polish mine i was wondering, i know i need to strip the clear the spray on it, will those flitz buffer balls work or will i need something industrial

Strip the clearcoat with paint stripper from the hardware store and some 0000 steel wool. I do my polishing by hand with Simichrome polish and a clean rag. Put on some wax to finish up.

Title: Re: metal polishing?
Post by Paladin on 02/03/06 at 17:35:31

If I were to do any sort of metal forming/finishing I would get my tools and supplies from Eastwood. (http://www.eastwoodco.com/)

Title: Re: metal polishing?
Post by Savage_Rob on 02/04/06 at 13:53:25

Paladin wrote:

If I were to do any sort of metal forming/finishing I would get my tools and supplies from Eastwood. (http://www.eastwoodco.com/)

I've purchased from them a couple of times and would definitely do so again. Also, while they do pitch some products via links in them, the articles in their Tech Library are informative... at least to me.