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i just started this a couple of hours ago.
i bought a craftsman sanding kit for $12.00
and a buffing kit $12.00 from sears.
i still havnt found my detail rotary bits but this is what i have so far.
the picture detail is fuzzy but the pics with no flash show the shine better.

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if anyone is interested in this i will post a product list and full write up.

Nice work! Did you take some shots with the flash? I'd like to see some...

i did take some pics with flash but they dont really do it justice.
it just looks the same as before but a tiny bit shinier.
ill get some pics in the morning in the daylight and post them tomorrow

mykznme:

Nice. Very nice...and yes, I'd like to read your write-up about this.

Looks like a good job. And yes, let us know your technique. My forks are in desperate need of a clean.

Even though the pic is a little fuzzy, I can still see a really big difference in the covers.
Great job!

So lets see, I remove and package up my bikes engine covers, ship them to you with $30 and a pre-paid return shipping label, then just sit back and await an early Christmas package....

Looks great.

A little hijack here, but last week I was working at Home Depot and we had to do demos with Dremel tools, so I brought a nasty looking cam cover in and marked down "for demo use" some of the wire brushes to get started on making it shine.

If you can get more details I can get Home Depot to pay for my polishing

Agreed. I would also like a write up on this please!

Thanks!

Are you kidding? Writeup! Writeup!

I tried the "elbow grease" method, but quickly found that I don't have the 800 hours it would take me to get the whole engine to a mirror finish by manual wetsanding...

And cheap is good. I'm poor here!

i will post a step by step of the fork with pics once i get the left side finished and start the right.

there is still a fair ammount of "elbow grease" due to the fact i havnt found any abbrasives in rotary form higher then 120.

it needs to be hit with 400 -600 before buffer.


on another note i found that hitting the headers with three different pads and compounds (black emery,brown tripoli, and white rouge in that order) removes light blueing and tarnish. will write up a seperate how to on this if needed.

you can see the header in the picture^^^^^

mine turned out very nice almost factory chrome minus some minor scratches.

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