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metal polish

18 Oct 2006 21:07
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Whats the best way to polish the eng. side covers, and cam covers, and forks, and,and,and,stufffff?:side:
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: metal polish

18 Oct 2006 21:13
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lots and lots of blocksanding followed by lots and lots of rubbing with mothers alumunum polish!;)

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Re: metal polish

19 Oct 2006 05:47
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I still swear by a buff wheel on a bench grinder....whooo-wee. Shiny!

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Re: metal polish

19 Oct 2006 05:55
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get a 12 inch buff wheel on a 1hp motor and some white polishing compound. wear gloves cause that bugger gets hot! you can get some impressive results in about an hour.
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Do it right or don't bother doing it at all.

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Re: metal polish

19 Oct 2006 05:59
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The following link kinda says it all :)

www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffman.htm
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Re: metal polish

19 Oct 2006 21:17
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I think the best way is to take them to the polisher. Then to keep them up just buy a tube of wenol and touch them up every once in a while. For the cases, I think I used a combination of mothers and #0000 steel wool and they look great.


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