I polished my frame and had absolutely no difficulties polishing it, at all. I sanded from 120 grit (60 on sand-cast sections) to 2000 grit without a hitch. After 2000 grit, I hit it with a 10 and 5 micron suspension powder and had a flawless finish. I then used a white rouge compound from Eastwood, I didn't know about Caswell
, and it shines like no tomorrow and is an almost flawless finish. On the other hand, finishing it is a problem.
As soon as I touch it with any type of towel, it scratches. I put on mother's using a terry bonnet and it scratched. I put on mothers with a micro-fiber towel, it scratched. Tried it with a loose flannel towel, it scratched. I can't even clean it.
So, I tried coating it with a clear coat but to clean the piece, I had to use a towel, which of course, scratches it. Cleaned it with straight water and acetone, applied the clear, and despite trying three different methods to achieve a "light" coat, it looks like **** compared to the original shine. It shines but it doesn't SHINE.
I don't mind having to wax the bike and repolish to keep it nice, but I can't even wax it without scratching it. Does anyone know where I went wrong? I love the way the bike looks but, I have to do something about this. Is this normal?

As soon as I touch it with any type of towel, it scratches. I put on mother's using a terry bonnet and it scratched. I put on mothers with a micro-fiber towel, it scratched. Tried it with a loose flannel towel, it scratched. I can't even clean it.
So, I tried coating it with a clear coat but to clean the piece, I had to use a towel, which of course, scratches it. Cleaned it with straight water and acetone, applied the clear, and despite trying three different methods to achieve a "light" coat, it looks like **** compared to the original shine. It shines but it doesn't SHINE.
I don't mind having to wax the bike and repolish to keep it nice, but I can't even wax it without scratching it. Does anyone know where I went wrong? I love the way the bike looks but, I have to do something about this. Is this normal?
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