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01x1buell
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 07:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i bought my bike 2 months ago and the tail section had scratches all over it ,there not to bad but it just bothers me. it looks like someone used brillo pad on it. i was wondering if there is anything i can use or do to help the finish out...
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S1owner
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 08:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You Ned to buff and Polish it. Any auto place will have what you need just tell them what your doing. When you have it back to the way you want it remember to seal it its like waxing it will keep it shining.
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01x1buell
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

sweet im doing that this weekend.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 09:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bear in mind, they were NOT polished from the factory. They were "natural" aluminum, and clearcoated.

Try the polish. If it does nothing...you still have clearcoat on there that you have to remove.
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Gmaan03
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 11:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have done tons of aluminum polishing restoring old Jap bike cases. If you want a good finish, start with 320, and keep working to a finer grit. finish with 600. Ninety percent of a good polish job is sanding out scratches. When polishing use a good clean "cutting wheel" which is a sewn cloth wheel that is stiff, polish the part, keeping the wheel fiber clean by racking out the old rouge with a rake. After you rough polish finish with a buffing wheel, which is a soft sewn wheel or some guys call them "flapper wheels" Start with a clean racked wheel new finishing rouge, and lightly polish. The part should not get to hot if you are doing it correct. LET THE PART COOL before wiping the polishing compound off! Use a super soft rag, like a cloth baby diaper and HOT soapy water to clean off the goo, rinse with hot water very good. The Hot water will warm the metal and when dried help the remainder of the water evaporate. Seal the polished surface with a good wax or clear coat. It really is not to hard of work, remember to sand all scratches out then polish.
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Rodent
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 11:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great advice Gmaan, another mistake I see a lot of guys doing is trying to use more than one compound on one wheel. When you put a compound on a new wheel, that is the only grit that wheel should ever see. You can not switch.
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Gmaan03
Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used to manage a shop that made golf putters. The guy taught me how to polish. We had 7 hp electric buffers with 14" buffing wheels, these guys kicked ass!
ditto on the compounds, unless you rake off all of the old stuff.
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