MOTORCYCLE POLISHING 101 CLASS IS IN SESSION!

[berndog]

Why the dishsoap? and about the orbital ,,absolutely,,,BE CAREFUL,,I've ripped my knuckles from the lobe many times ,sanding dump boxes

[shine]

what would you seal fork tubes or rims with?

[NautiShine]

Originally Posted by shine

what would you seal fork tubes or rims with?

I DON'T, so therefore I DON'T know what to seal them with without f*cking everything up.

[shine]

HEY,DON'T BE A MEAN DRUNK!(LOL)just trying to avoid repolishing every season! when i do something i like to do it right , from start to finish.
p.s. HURRICANE IS BETTER THAN 7&7 WHEN POLISHING!!!!

[skiddz]

A good coat with GOOD Carnuba wax will keep that shine intact. Just gotta keep the stuff waxed. Make it part of your normal maintenance routine and it's no big deal.

[shine]

thanks,i knew there had to be an EASY answer to my problem.
is this the same kind of wax you can find at the automotive parts store
for waxing your car?

[NautiShine]

Or you can use Mother's chrome polish (much easier on the finish). It DOES form a protective barrier on the surface.

[cbzn3]

How do you get the frame to look so much like chrome?? I just polished my first bike and the frame looks good but when light hits is directly it does not look as good. Also my chrome brackets are much shinier. Have I done something wrong? Or is it not possible to get the frame to look as good as the chrome pieces? I used Black Brown & White. I did not have much speed w/ my buffing as I only had a drill (1350 RPM). Will it make a difference if I use some air tools w/ 20000 RPM or so? Thanks...

[Shawn60]

CBzn3,
I think you have to have a speed of at least 3200 at the wheel to get good results. Find the polishing tutorial on this site and it gives you rpm speeds coupled with different wheel diameter's. I bought a 2500 rpm drill, that coupled with a 6" wheel meets the minimum requirements for polishing. An 8" wheel would give quicker results for your speed drill but you are still only looking at turning 2600 on a 1300 rpm drill.

[Shawn60]

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffman.htm

Look here CBZn3[/url] Scroll down to buffing speeds, it explains how to calculate polishing speed