Nice I will try that also, imagine you used a sandding flapper wheel than compound?

 

I used sanding disks like a body shop uses.

 

Great job on those rotors Joe & XXXFLHRCI. Reminds me that I should do mine as they're pretty rough looking after 25k miles and a little rusty.

Polishing is definitely the cheaper route that holds up excellent but of course for those that have $$$, chrome looks great too. Hey at least if ya get nicks and scrapes on alum. or stainless ya just sand and polish it out vs. living with it on chrome.

 

Polishing aluminum is not really a 'by hand' type of job. I used to have a small 1/2 hp electric grinder that I installed polishing wheels on. Get the white, black and red polishing compound, usually sold in a pack together. 1/2hp was ok for small parts but for forks you'd need at least a 3/4 hp electric motor with longer arbor. You can try using a power drill with the polishing wheels installed in the chuck but control will be an issue. Polishing is also very messy. Trust me.

 

Live with it ,Naw if i get nicks i will just buy new ones IF it bothers me!

 

I used Citrus Strip to remove the clear coat. Wet sanded with 360 paper to remove the pits in the forks then started to polish with 400 W/D. Worked to 500-600 W/D paper.

After that polishing compound and cotton pads I found at HD that could be chucked into a drill.

Then Mothers and more polishing.

I still need to get a HD Drill and give them a good once over but they are far better than they were for an 11 year old bike.



Karsten