Metal Polishing

[Jimmygixxer]

Just seen a few pics of a few bikes off here that have had there forks, engine covers & wheels polished.
Impressed & very temped, but how do i go about it?

[markbubble]

cheapest way is to get a polishing kit and do the job yourself,its a messy time consuming job but costs you next to nothing to do it,simply strip paint in said area and depending on condition of said item either start with fine wet and dry and then use polishing kit working to the finest for best result,you then need to keep on top of it and polish/wax regular,you can also get firms to do the work for you but will of course cost you! if your bike is a all year round and all weather bike dont do it tho!

[Fuzzy]

What Mark says but would say that mine came with polished rim lips and I've also sanded down some of the engine casings (not very polished, more brushed effect) and find that a bit of autosol now and again is enough to keep things looking good and I use my bike all year round. If you want them to have an amazing mirror/chrome finish though, that might be another matter....

[Jimmygixxer]

If im doing the wheels, i take it i tape up the inner unmachined part of the wheel and apply tape to give me the straight edge. But which tape can resist paint stripper?

[budgiemurray]

Cant say ive tried stripper on tape so no sure of the results..
I just used a rubber block with sandpaper on my bandit wheels.. Get the inside  edge done first then work your way to the rim..
polish up with varying grades of wet n dry then the autosol.. Could also use a wire brush cup on the end of a drill but finosh with the wet n dry and autosol.
If you do take too much paint off just mask and repaint..

Sorted..

Budgie

sent from somewhere beyond the rim.

[ade the blade]

i`d think twice about the wire brush / drill mate as it can be too aggressive and deeply score the rim........leading to even more sanding. good example, possibly of more haste less speed. good luck.   oh and chose lots of fave tunes to listen to as this process takes quite a while to do properly. :lol :lol :lol :lol