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Old 02-17-2008, 09:51 AM
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Default Re: Polishing Motorcycle Wheels

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Originally Posted by baz View Post
i think the discs that he is refering to is a floating disc those usually have the outer ring in stainless and the center part is usually aluminium some are painted but most of them are anodized.
i always do the whole disc for different reasons
1 :looks better when i deliver the part
2 even after the brake pad makes its path you still have the section above and below the pad area that shows
3 :some dics i do end up on show bikes and need to be fully polished
I've never had to do a strictly show bike, and the shop I do discs for understands what the pads are going to do to the disc, so that doesn't apply to my work. I also would be a little nervous about riding a bike the first time after a disc is fully polished...seems like you'd lose a little grip there.
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