Polishing
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I just did my lowers a week or so ago. Sanded them with various grits to get the clear off, then used Mothers polish. They aren't chrome looking, but they're a huge improvement over what they were. I also did my wheels. they were so nasty that you couldn't get them clean looking. Sanded the crap out of them and polished them too. Another huge improvement that only cost me a little time......
#16
My 08 lowers did not have any clearcoat. Used sandpaper of 400 up to 1200 grit to sand the rough spots smooth. Started out with white polishing compound with a foam ball on a drill. Finished with Meguires pink Mag polish and the foam ball and drill. Looks good to me and have not required a lot of upkeep.
#17
Do yourself a favor and just pick up a set of chromed forks off Ebay. My last bike, I polished the fork lowers and for the amount of time put into the initial polishing and then the up keep of them I went chrome on my next bike. If you have plenty of time and nothing else to do, then go for it but I won't do it again.
#19
Acid? any paint thinner works. i have used carb cleaner and a green scratchy pad on the three bikes that the clear has chipped/bubbled up on. works well enough. as for polishing, it just takes a lot of time, mothers and a green scratchy pad i f your doing it by hand. finish with rags to buff it out.
Last edited by troy.j; 12-03-2009 at 07:56 AM.
#20
Aluminum
I just finished my lowers. I think it's worth doing. It would be easier to take them off the bike, but if you just pull the front wheel, you can turn the lowers so you can get to them all the way around.
It takes time, but I always like to have some kind of project going on when I'm not riding or working.
Randy
It takes time, but I always like to have some kind of project going on when I'm not riding or working.
Randy
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