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    Smile Idea for polishing fins faster

    Let me start off by saying I've never polished any large fins. Only some fins on a valve cover that where easy. So pretty much I'd like someone who has done a decent amount of heads and cylinders to lmk me know what you think. Who knows, maybe everybody is already doing this. My idea is to have about 4-5 razor buffs on one shaft at a time, but with spacers in between. Lets say between each razor you put a washer, about the thickness of a fin. It would pretty much be a fork type buffing wheel, so you could buff 5 fins at one time. Obviously it's going to grab and will want to knock it out of your hands. Probably a low rpm buffer would be best. LMK what you think.

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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    Quote Originally Posted by quadracer2cool4u View Post
    Let me start off by saying I've never polished any large fins. Only some fins on a valve cover that where easy. So pretty much I'd like someone who has done a decent amount of heads and cylinders to lmk me know what you think. Who knows, maybe everybody is already doing this. My idea is to have about 4-5 razor buffs on one shaft at a time, but with spacers in between. Lets say between each razor you put a washer, about the thickness of a fin. It would pretty much be a fork type buffing wheel, so you could buff 5 fins at one time. Obviously it's going to grab and will want to knock it out of your hands. Probably a low rpm buffer would be best. LMK what you think.

    been there before , not impressed with the results

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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    if i was going to polish fins, i'd send them to baz.
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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    Quote Originally Posted by quadracer2cool4u View Post
    Let me start off by saying I've never polished any large fins. Only some fins on a valve cover that where easy. So pretty much I'd like someone who has done a decent amount of heads and cylinders to lmk me know what you think. Who knows, maybe everybody is already doing this. My idea is to have about 4-5 razor buffs on one shaft at a time, but with spacers in between. Lets say between each razor you put a washer, about the thickness of a fin. It would pretty much be a fork type buffing wheel, so you could buff 5 fins at one time. Obviously it's going to grab and will want to knock it out of your hands. Probably a low rpm buffer would be best. LMK what you think.
    i use a 220 flap wheel follow up with treated sisal wheel,finish it off with razor buff(just one)
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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    Quote Originally Posted by quadracer2cool4u View Post
    Let me start off by saying I've never polished any large fins. Only some fins on a valve cover that where easy. So pretty much I'd like someone who has done a decent amount of heads and cylinders to lmk me know what you think. Who knows, maybe everybody is already doing this. My idea is to have about 4-5 razor buffs on one shaft at a time, but with spacers in between. Lets say between each razor you put a washer, about the thickness of a fin. It would pretty much be a fork type buffing wheel, so you could buff 5 fins at one time. Obviously it's going to grab and will want to knock it out of your hands. Probably a low rpm buffer would be best. LMK what you think.
    i use a 220 flap wheel follow up with treated sisal wheel,finish it off with razor buff(just one) Home

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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    Quote Originally Posted by gking View Post
    i use a 220 flap wheel follow up with treated sisal wheel,finish it off with razor buff(just one)
    did you do those cylinders ? many hours of work involved in there.
    i have done tons of those but never used the flap wheels , what size and width flap wheels did you use

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    Default Re: Idea for polishing fins faster

    yes i did those cylinders,from start to finish 4 hours.i used to do all of TITAN OF PHOENIX MOTORCYCLE polishing.bourget,paul yaff,jim nasi,thay are all big custom bike builders in the phoenix area.
    but now i own my own shop,and i love it!!!
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