What is the best way to remove small scratches on the lower forks?

 

mothers powerball mini MD

 

I'm guessing that I will have to shine up the whole lower fork if I use the "ball"?

 

You realize that using a powerball and polish will do virtually nothing.... the fork sliders are clearcoat over aluminum. Ya gotta strip, wetsand then polish. In most cases a light scratch can be buffed out of the clear but if scratched through the clear then it cant without stripping and polishing.
When I took my reflectors off one side pulled some clearcoat offso I eventually just stripped, sanded and polished the alum. to shine like chrome...

 

Damn that looks nice Capt. I might have to try that.

 

When I bought my sporty the forks were scratched and oxidized pretty bad. We tried everything and eventually bought a set off ebay that someone removed to replace their's with chrome. A lot less work than sanding them and they look like new. They were cheap too. Around $35.00.

 

Looks great how long did it take? do you have to polish them all the time now?

 

I did it in an afternoon hand sanding after a chem. stripper,then power buffed with compound &mothers ( it was Feb. so I had time anyway). Ijust hand wipe them with Mothers Alum. polish now every few months or whenever it looks like it needs it (and I actually live and ride near saltwater). Basic cleaner wax from time to time actually takes any oxidation off. They don't oxidize that fast and are no different than your triple trees, shift/brake levers and such as for keeping a shine. Quite a few folks on here have done it, I know ****** has. Not really a tough job and looks better than stock dull grey and cheaper than a set of repl. chrome sliders.

 

capttawes, I still haven't got time to do mine but I will probably do it this winter.

 

That's probably why it did nothing to my forks. i spent a good part of the day polishing it.

next saturday i will wetsand it and try again, thanks for the tips.