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27 Oct 2015 23:59 #696227 by BornAgainBiker
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Hello all,
Just wondering if anyone knows the best way to remove a stain from the aluminum of a fork body? It looks like it was left behind by a sticker or something like that. Here's a photo of the mark:

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All the best, Jeff
1984 KZ440 D6
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28 Oct 2015 03:09 #696238 by punisher11b
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I have had good luck with mothers mag&aluminum polish and a scour pad for really stuck on blemishes.

- good luck
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28 Oct 2015 03:23 #696239 by JR
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I had a fork sticker on mine. Some lower forks had clear coat on them and i remember having to use varnish remover or paint stripper first and then the Mothers
Good luck

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28 Oct 2015 08:27 #696286 by pete greek1
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I've had good luck using ( Never Dull ) which is a cotton wad soaked in a special chemical for cleaning aluminum , & after you get the color uniform, then use Mothers polish to bring out the shine, they can both be found at any autoparts store

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28 Oct 2015 12:53 #696323 by SWest
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The varnish is a bear to get through. I had to sand my 40 year old fork legs then so with finer and finer steel wool. I never finish polished them. I will before I clear coat them with clear engine paint.
Steve

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