Polishing
#11
05-03-2015 | 07:37 AM
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
I don't know what they are. I'm hoping they are not breakdown of the chrome plating. Too small to be bugs or road tar. They are evenly distributed, too small to get a photo of. Like a windshield that has just gotten wet from a light mist except they are gray colored.
The dots appear to be everywhere there is chrome; pipes, head, crash bars, starter, primary cover, air cleaner, etc. So it is not road splash or rain related. They may also be on the paint, but aren't visible because the paint is not the mirror that the chrome is.
They reduce the shine of the bike, because there is a difference where I polish and where I have only washed. It looks good where it has been washed, but it really sparkles where it has been polished.
The dots appear to be everywhere there is chrome; pipes, head, crash bars, starter, primary cover, air cleaner, etc. So it is not road splash or rain related. They may also be on the paint, but aren't visible because the paint is not the mirror that the chrome is.
They reduce the shine of the bike, because there is a difference where I polish and where I have only washed. It looks good where it has been washed, but it really sparkles where it has been polished.
#13
05-03-2015 | 07:50 AM
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Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Londonderry, NH
I don't know what they are. I'm hoping they are not breakdown of the chrome plating. Too small to be bugs or road tar. They are evenly distributed, too small to get a photo of. Like a windshield that has just gotten wet from a light mist except they are gray colored.
The dots appear to be everywhere there is chrome; pipes, head, crash bars, starter, primary cover, air cleaner, etc. So it is not road splash or rain related. They may also be on the paint, but aren't visible because the paint is not the mirror that the chrome is.
They reduce the shine of the bike, because there is a difference where I polish and where I have only washed. It looks good where it has been washed, but it really sparkles where it has been polished.
The dots appear to be everywhere there is chrome; pipes, head, crash bars, starter, primary cover, air cleaner, etc. So it is not road splash or rain related. They may also be on the paint, but aren't visible because the paint is not the mirror that the chrome is.
They reduce the shine of the bike, because there is a difference where I polish and where I have only washed. It looks good where it has been washed, but it really sparkles where it has been polished.
I use a product called Bombs Away metal polish on both chrome and aluminum. It's non abrasive and easy to use, but any non abrasive chrome cleaner/polish should work.
http://www.captainrichardsbest.com/i...&product_id=19
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