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Addicted to polishing - forward controls.
09/21/17 at 01:49:28
It started with some aluminum spacers for the new turn signals. Then my forward-control setup arrived from Ed.L.
I was deciding between gloss black or polish. The polish won!
I have fallen in love with polishing aluminum ... I may be addicted! You can turn a finish that's 'meh' into 'bling' with not much more than some elbow grease.
Good Lord I think I may be 'farkeling'!
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09/21/17 at 03:31:18
Yep, the polished does look very nice.
One problem is that it does tarnish after a bit, I have to polish the bare aluminum on my bike 2-3 times a year....and it is stored indoors!
If you clear coat it, some of the shine goes away, and you have the problem with corrosion when the surface gets scratched or nicked. The brushed/polished parts on the Savage are clear coated and we are all familiar with the ugly look when the white/black corrosion starts to appear under the clear coat.
The folks on the Honda NT700 forum claim this stuff works very well to protect the aluminum - I haven't tried it yet.
http://www.skygeek.com/10013.html
Griot's polish has worked better at protecting the aluminum than Flitz, SimiChrome, and all the other polishes I have tried.
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09/21/17 at 04:15:13
Thanks for the heads up Dave. I do plan to clear coat when finished. I figure the plates will mostly be behind my feet, and will get a bit of wear and tear. The polish is far from perfect, but from any realistic distance they look good.
I have noticed some crazy white 'veins' under the clear coat on some of the stock parts. Luckily, I'm not too worried about a pristine look ... just something that looks intentional - if that makes sense?
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09/21/17 at 09:03:19
They look good, nice job.
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09/21/17 at 13:27:42
Ed L. wrote
on 09/21/17 at 09:03:19:
They look good, nice job.
Thanks Ed
I'm really looking forward to getting them on the bike!
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09/21/17 at 14:40:18
I certainly am not an expert, and I am not familiar with the above-mention products, but I have a suggestion.
I used to be a buyer for a company that made aluminum trailers (EAST Mfg. in Randolph, OH) and one of the components I was responsible for was the wheels. We used both steel and aluminum wheels depending on what customer wanted. In talking with the aluminum wheel rep., (we purchased from ALCOA aluminum) they sell a kit for truckers to keep their wheels shiny new. Check the tractor trailer pulling an all-aluminum trailer and look at the aluminum wheels if it is equipped with them. Shiny AND protected. Both cleaner, two types of polish and protectant in the kit.
I did a simple internet search, but came up empty. But I remember that Alcoa sold it.
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