Dang. I hope I didn't give the impression that polished lowers look bad. Quite the opposite. I think they look fantastic. I just was saying I thought chrome was nicer.... "To me, on my bikes". Post up some pics when your done.

 

Hey Bud, how you doing ? Here's what I did ...

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...with-pics.html

 

I think polished fork lowers look better than chrome. They have a rich look that complements the fork covers (beer cans). The lowers on my Fat Boy are in like new condition. I plan to polish them when they're pitted.

 

I admire those with the energy and ambition to polish badly corroded fork legs. I have neither.

I recently picked up a Dyna that had really furry lower legs. A little sanding and some black epoxy paint and I'm on my way towards that modern "blacked out" look.

 

agreed, i refused to do it again, went chrome on the dyna lowers and black on the sportster lowers.

 

The right tool for the job makes a big difference in how much effort it takes. Drills simply do not not spin fast enough. I use a disk sander and modify it to fit a buffing wheel, works slick.

 

My kind of lazy!!!

 

Polished mine out! lots of wet sanding and polishing but worth the time and labor to do it, wish I had remembered to take a before picture

 

Polished aluminum has a different look than chrome, just as rich but different.
And looking at it as a diy project start to finish, really satisfying

 

Well I just ordered a set of chrome lowers from ***** Shiny...Great place to deal with...can't wait to get them installed