As for your questions, I do know a few things. You don't actually have to use flash copper, you can go straight to the nickel if you want. The flash copper is used (but not always) for covering up imperfections and allows you to fix problems by adding layers and polishing. But since you are working on a motorcycle piece that you stripped the anodize layer off, you won't really need it. And you also won't need the #3 pickle. It is used more for stripping **** off of the aluminum, but won't help on the anodize. Trust me, I tried, and even tried that wrong with 0 parts waters, 1 part muriatic acid, bad idea. That is in my upcoming book about What not to Do, and the other book, What can you do that will cost you the most Money. From what I understand, the bubbles come from either not having an agitator, or poor agitation. Let me know how things have been going, I haven't found anyone else doing these parts off of bikes. I have a couple of complete peg bracket assemblies I am about to try, along with a tripple tree and a few other small aluminum parts.
kenny
This is the first part I polished for my 2001 ZX9R

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