Polishing your aluminum with pics
#21
03-04-2010, 10:08 AM
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With spray on clear coats over polished metal, I think you'll almost always have issues with yellowing and/or adhesion. Powder coaters, however, do have some kick *** clears they can use over polished metal.
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03-05-2010, 01:29 PM
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#23
03-08-2010, 03:53 PM
update...the hd stock wheels do not have a protective coating in my opinion...i just used mothers aluminim polish and a wrag.... it did a fantastic shine job on the rims..nope its not chrome...but they look much better then they did..... now i just have to see how many time a year i have to clean them...my opinion is it should be fairly easy to maintain once you get the heavy stuff off.
#24
03-08-2010, 07:37 PM
bikes reminded me of something we used to do with aluminum polishing: we'd rub it down with a rag powdered with baking soda (I think that was it) and it would instantly take off all the residue so you could do your next rub.
It was so long ago I can't remember. It may have been baking powder, a different product. Heck, any type of flour might work.
I coated some cases with furniture lacquer once and it yellowed later on, so ended up glass beading them instead. That was popular at the time on the limey bikes.
Remember the day.
It was so long ago I can't remember. It may have been baking powder, a different product. Heck, any type of flour might work.
I coated some cases with furniture lacquer once and it yellowed later on, so ended up glass beading them instead. That was popular at the time on the limey bikes.
Remember the day.
#25
03-09-2010, 08:40 AM
I'm pretty sure that wasn't it, but I'll bet that would work too! It's SO much better than just a rag, immediately taking off all the powder down to a nice shine.
#27
01-19-2014, 02:00 PM
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I got lazy and sent my 67 Sprint parts out to H&H polishing, they did a great job!
$100 for both cases.
legs were $35 each, $15 for the kickstand, $20 for the gauge pod.
The polishing is holding up very well.
Check out that kickstand, it looks like chrome, even in person!
The forks legs were pretty scratched up, and had been sitting in a barn for 40 years!
Kickstand before polishing
http://www.hhpolishing.com/index.html
$100 for both cases.
legs were $35 each, $15 for the kickstand, $20 for the gauge pod.
The polishing is holding up very well.
Check out that kickstand, it looks like chrome, even in person!
The forks legs were pretty scratched up, and had been sitting in a barn for 40 years!
Kickstand before polishing
http://www.hhpolishing.com/index.html
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