Some more polishing/buffing

Sorry Sandy - My mistake. They were from last week's flyer. I have been running so hard this past week that I missed the sale.

BTW I believe you can even find some beer drinkin' friends at Canadian Tire since they have everything there. I usually find mine in the parking lot either counting their CT money or changing wiper blades.

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada

Damn Sandy, that looks better than chrome! ahh there we go, was a bit too bright to look directly at:P
Scott

:laugh: ...You Guys are funny.
Thanks a lot,Gang!

Man, I wish I had a polishing rig!

thats it, were's my paint stipper:evil:

i used a tube of autosole on mine and soft cloth
theyre shinier than they were.
so you can use fine grit paper and a polish didnt
realise that.always thought the grit paper would
leave scratches shows how new i am at this bike building
lark:blush:

I justs started to " Learn the art of Polishing " myself ,, as I put my 82 twin back together it takes long hours and such a dirty job,, I get all black faced from the grit and wheel dust but what a differance it makes to the over all look of the bike ,, Sorry I didnt mean to steal the thread ,, Looking great and keep up the great work Sandy ,, it will be more than worth it in the end ,,

You didn't "Steal" ANY thread,Shoe!
So what do You have for polishing/buffing tools so far,btw?
What are You doing,and what are You learning?
Hey...if ANYONE can learn more about it...that's what it's all about,right?
I know that I'VE learned more than I knew when I first started polishing.

guitargeek wrote:

Man, I wish I had a polishing rig!

a cheap bench grinder can easily be converted to a nice polishing rig. there are extensions available to get the buffing wheels out away from the body of the grinder.

actually have two grinders set up this way - one for each compound!

little tip for those just starting out - do NOT mix compounds on the same wheel - have a different wheel for each compound.

btw - very nice job there Sandy! gonna blind somebody with those fork legs when you are all done!

Post edited by: heartless, at: 2006/12/14 07:52

del

Years ago my brother and I built a polishing rig with a big motor, some pulleys & belt, a shaft and some pillow blocks, all on a welded steel frame. He had a drag boat with a bunch of aluminum Nicson hardware (water cooled headers, valve covers, etc) that we polished.

Alas, my brother and I aren't on speaking terms, or I'd see if he still has that thing...

At first,I had a dryer motor attached to a thick piece of wood,with a pulley atteched to a mandrel(a shaft with threaded ends)with a v-belt.
It worked,but the revs sucked.I think it was somewhere around 1250,or something.
Well...I upgraded to an 8inch bench grinder and wow...what a difference!:woohoo: