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25th Mar 2019, 07:44 PM #1Banned
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Polishing, polishing, polishing.
Did a little polishing of the XS over the last couple of days. Happy with the results but what a filthy job. Looked like an indigenous person with a nose job after. This is the left side cover, took a couple of hours to do, still have heaps more to do: right side cover, rocker covers, carb tops, lower sliders, hubs, rims, master cylinder, +++! Before and after pictures:
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25th Mar 2019, 08:10 PM #2
Problem now is keeping it that way
Best Regards:
Baron J.
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25th Mar 2019, 08:13 PM #3
It's very rewarding seeing the final results.
If I keep my truck polishing up it's about 7 days work, if I don't it's 10 days plus.Using Tapatalk
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25th Mar 2019, 08:26 PM #4Diamond Member
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What polish are you using to do it? I used to used Autosol in the past with good results, just wondering if there is anything better out there now?
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25th Mar 2019, 08:54 PM #5
20 plus years ago I polished my tray with autosol, never again lol.
I was introduced to buffing wheels and compounds and saw the light of day to easier polishing.
This site might help, after sanding I use 3 different compounds and buffing wheels for aluminum and one more for stainless. I still do all my finishing with autosol or equivalent by hand.
Also look up airway buffing wheels, there are cheap alternatives as well.
DC supershine on Facebook is a great resource, his work on full size trucks is amazing.Using Tapatalk
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25th Mar 2019, 08:55 PM #6
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25th Mar 2019, 09:14 PM #7Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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In 2007 I built an all ally chainsaw mill. Once I'd mastered sharpening the chain it became the one bit of machinery I've made that exceeded my expectations.
One winters evening I inadvertently started polishing the ally and then of course I couldn't stop.
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In 2009 it was modified to take bigger chainsaw and a longer bar and got re-polished - this photo was taken some time after that.
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When its polished it's definitely a lot easier to remove the caked on sawdust, sap, resin and bar oil etc.
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25th Mar 2019, 09:49 PM #8Banned
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Polishes like that are only good for bring up the shine on surfaces that have been polished properly using mops.
It's at least a two stage process, three being better. Start with a sewn sisal mop using white or brown rouge, this is called first cut, it takes a bit of time and basically just flattens the lumpy, uneven bits, minor scratches and dents and casting marks After that you graduate to gradually softer cloth mops, finishing with a loose leaf cloth mop. For the final polish I use green rouge which is normally used for chrome.
Brown and white rouge bars are for stainless and aluminium, green is usually used for chromed surfaces.
There are a myriad of rouge bars and just as many sewn and loose leaf mops, start rough and work your way to soft. Only after the surface has been polished with this process can you use products like autosol. It's not a quick process but it can be sped up if the item is sanded smooth with very, very fine sandpaper, particularly useful if the surface is not flat.
The item pictured was pretty rough as you can see but, I only used sisal and cloth mops, took 2-3 hours to do, so you can guess how long the whole bike is going to take.
Oh, and it is a filthy job, you get covered in sisal and cloth discards along with rouge, best done with a bunny suit and full face shield.
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25th Mar 2019, 10:10 PM #9Diamond Member
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When I was doing it I used 400 grit wet and dry to get all the imperfections out and then used Autosol. I was happy with the results I was getting at the time. I might try these buffing wheels and compounds.
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28th Mar 2019, 01:16 AM #10Most Valued Member
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You are all sick individuals!
I spent way too long polishing parts for truck drivers. So long that I became good at it.
I hate polish if I have to do it!
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