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Offline g8ts

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #50 on: July 18, 2006, 12:09:36 PM »
WOW Raul,

Nice Job !!! Seems my spouse know's yours...
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #51 on: July 23, 2006, 06:10:50 AM »
Concerning the question of how to protect the aluminum from oxidizing, I just saw this: 

http://www.zoopseal.com

It's supposed to protect for 2 years.  I don't have any experience with this-  Anyone else?

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #52 on: July 23, 2006, 07:24:07 AM »
This comes off www.slickschoppers.com  under tech articles...great webpage.

X-tream Metal Sealant is not a regular polish. I think it works so well because it was formulated specifically for sealing non-painted metals. If you wish to buy any go to http://www.jirehcycles.com

The part number is 103-6

and the best thing is it only cost $7.36!!!
   

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #53 on: July 23, 2006, 02:13:24 PM »
As long as your on the subject of cleaning. You have to check this product out. Its the highend waxes they use on boats. Nice stuff...(no I don't work for them just found there sight this summer when I was looking for car waxes. Was awesome on my bike too...Checkout there how to section
"rebuild it rebuild it and rebuild it" 
quote from 30 year old Honda owners manual.
Good thing though, its good for another 30 years.
78 550 gone sent to friend in Germany
72 750 brown
73 750 Red
74 750 green
74 750 strange color extended forks
75 750 blue
75 500t sold
75 360 cl orange
77 750ss black
82 900c blue
83 650 CX black
Fence and herding dog to keep them all in.

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #54 on: July 23, 2006, 04:35:21 PM »
You have to check this product out...Checkout there how to section...

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #55 on: July 23, 2006, 05:23:45 PM »
Yeah...ditto...who are we talking about?
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #56 on: July 23, 2006, 07:59:54 PM »





             How does that line go? ???   Oh yeah,"What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate!" ::)


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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #57 on: July 23, 2006, 08:28:21 PM »
only from the best movie of all time - cool hand luke...

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #58 on: July 23, 2006, 09:02:10 PM »
only from the best movie of all time - cool hand luke...

50 eggs!

       You got it! ;) Paul Newman's one of the best in my book! 8) He kept breaking out and they kept bringing him back. Now, if he'd of had a SOHC4 to make his get-a-way, they'd never have caught him.
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #59 on: July 23, 2006, 11:48:08 PM »
I see lots of posts of beautifully polished parts, polishing wheels, motors to spin them,
descriptions of various polishing compounds or bars,  but nowhere is the procedure for
getting the compound on the wheel explained although the technique of polishing was
touched on in this thread. How does one get a dry polishing compound to stick to a
cloth polishing wheel.  ???

Does one spin the wheel over the bar, douse the wheel with the liquid stuff, put the
stuff on the object to be polished and apply a clean wheel to it, or............??

I realise that this is similar to the question about how do you kickstart a bike, but forgive
me for my ignorance.  ;D

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #60 on: July 24, 2006, 02:03:31 AM »
Jim, the method I like is to use a spray mister and shoot a very light coat of water on the face of the buff. Then you hold the stick to the running buff until you have an even color on the cloth. Voila, you're ready to rock! Happy buffing.
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #61 on: July 24, 2006, 04:14:07 AM »
Don't know how I missed this post before. Excellant work Raul.
I'll certainly be returning to this post to use the tips. Gotta get me a dremmel!!!

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #62 on: July 24, 2006, 12:10:17 PM »
Ricky,

Thanks for the tip...maybe I'll have better luck next time.  ;D

For sanding purposes, I wish they would make a tool (air or electric)
thay has the spinning head 45 degrees to the body.  The spinning pad
should be about 2 to 3 inches in diameter and the pads should stick
with something similar to velcro.

I have yet to find pads that attach like this in the 300 and up range.

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #63 on: July 24, 2006, 01:42:24 PM »
Techy

Try here, I use both the 2 and 3 inch pads up to 2000 grit for my woodturning.

http://store.sandpaper.ca/catalogue/default.php

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #64 on: July 24, 2006, 06:11:50 PM »
As long as your on the subject of cleaning. You have to check this product out. Its the highend waxes they use on boats. Nice stuff...(no I don't work for them just found there sight this summer when I was looking for car waxes. Was awesome on my bike too...Checkout there how to section

Sorry forgot link here it is   http://www.hammerheadboatworks.com/frenzy__products.html
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74 750 strange color extended forks
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #65 on: July 24, 2006, 06:46:13 PM »
Wow...Thanks James, that is exactly what I was looking for and they have the
arbors to go with them.  Hard to find the small grid stuff.  I will place an order
tonight. ;D ;D

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #66 on: July 26, 2006, 09:41:01 AM »
Hey All,
 I did these last night. These are some extra lowers I had for the 500/550. I think I'm going to put them on ebay and see what they bring.

Paul

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #67 on: July 26, 2006, 09:48:38 AM »
I did these last night. These are some extra lowers I had for the 500/550. I think I'm going to put them on ebay and see what they bring.

Wow!!!   :o  Absolutely fabulous!!!   8)

What rouge did you use??? And from whom??? And what surface preparation???

I just stripped the clearcoat off my CB500 lower; was getting ready to try different color rouges...but I'll wait until I read your reply now...   ;)
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #68 on: July 26, 2006, 09:55:24 AM »
Took off the clear coat with 400 then 600 then 1200. All wet sanded. Then I used auto rubbing compound then Mothers Mag and aluminum cleaner. The came out really nice other than the deep nick's in the forks. This was done by hand. I think I'm hitting the store for some power tools. Much easier on the hand and fingers.

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #69 on: July 26, 2006, 08:03:09 PM »
Yeah Paul....those forks are lookin' good!!! I'm going to do mine this winter when I go through the whole front end.
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
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             Paul, If I can get anywhere near the results that you have, I'll be pleased. Yours are really awesome looking.  Later on, Bill
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #71 on: September 10, 2006, 07:03:08 PM »
I know this is an old topic but,
I have been jumping into shining of my parts. I have been reading all that I can find on this subject.
My question is how do you preserve the shine? How long does it last?
I had clean one of my cases last winter, the pices has turned dull, dirty looking.
Thanks,
Lee
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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #72 on: September 10, 2006, 07:10:22 PM »
i am no expert, but i polished a bike frame once and then cleared. the clearcoat flaked off. I think you are better off just repolishing as it gets dull if that is the look that you are after. As far as how long it lasts i would think it would be related to the humidity maybe? I think best bet is to pollish and then cover it with a quality wax. my 2 cents.

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #73 on: September 10, 2006, 11:28:44 PM »
all the polished stuff on the F1, was clear coated with a heat resistant clear, and baked for 40 mine..... and its been like that for the last two years without a prob.....

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Re: My experience with parts polishing (pictures attached)
« Reply #74 on: September 11, 2006, 12:06:40 AM »
I don't plan to use any lacquer or anything. Just a cleaning product as Nev'r dull or autosol or the like, and if it gets dull then so be it. I rather spend my time riding than cleaning. Even if it gets dull and it is an uniform dull it will work for me.

BTW, I polished the parts last december and they are still in the box waiting for reassembly. The engine is rebuilt but I used another covers just in case they get scratched when putting the engine back. From october first I will have a lot of spare time and then I will face the resto finish.


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