Re: Greasless compounds vs sandpaper
You are probably right, the file was the wrong thing to start with, now I know. I'll get a palm sander and papers and go back at it from the start. I thought I would never get the pits and gouges out with sandpaper especially by hand, so I'll go to the power tools. The die grinder sounds like a good idea, but is a bit expensive for what little I have to do, but it may come to that with the curves. I am a bit fearful of gouging the cases with the small round cartriges, but I may try a few, I do have a lot of inside curves. Maybe I can get some cartriges I can use with a hand drill.
The only aluminum polishing I have to do is the timing cover(s), gearbox cover, Z plates, primary case cover, lower fork sliders, rear wheel cover, and front wheel housing. The rest is painted or chrome.
Below is what the timing cover looked like to start with and now, at least now it has a shine to it.
Much thanks guys,
Dave
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