After a bit of polishing

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After a bit of polishing

06 Jul 2007 21:07
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The side covers on my bike were heavily oxidized, scratched & gouged pretty bad. Spent a few hours restoring them back to a mirror shine :)

Since posting my 800px wide images breaks the forum layout, I'll scale them down, but you can click to enlarge.

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Re: After a bit of polishing

06 Jul 2007 21:10
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Nice job! What methods did you use to get them polished up so nicely?

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Re: After a bit of polishing

06 Jul 2007 21:18
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Palm sander to get the big stuff out, then step down to 400 grit wet sand. Then black emery & white rouge on 6" wheels on my bench grinder. Finished up with a coat of wax.

Not sure how this ended up in the chassis forum, should have been in engine...:unsure:

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Re: After a bit of polishing

06 Jul 2007 21:31
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nice !B)
Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: After a bit of polishing

06 Jul 2007 21:58
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Nice work. Looks great.

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Re: After a bit of polishing

07 Jul 2007 04:11
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That bike is looking real good I'm sure your Dad would be proud of you. Next you might want to polish up your lower fork tubes. Heres a link to an easy method of doing it. You will find it's way easier than what you went thru to do your covers. kzrider.com/component/option,com_joomlab...,5/id,151298/#151298
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Re: After a bit of polishing

07 Jul 2007 19:54
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Thanks for the link! :) The fork tubes were definitely the next item on my list.

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Re: After a bit of polishing

07 Jul 2007 21:25
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Hey moonwell,
You sure brought those covers back from the darkside. They look spectacular!
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