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Post by paulpg36 on Oct 8, 2018 7:11:01 GMT
I thought I did a reasonably good job of polishing the side panels but really struggled on the rocker cover. I decided to let a professional do it and I think the result is pretty good for £10!
The only problem is that it really shows up my attempts so I will need to get the 2 covers done so they look consistent.
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Post by carlthebandit on Oct 8, 2018 9:15:08 GMT
Looks good and a bargain at £10
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Post by paulpg36 on Oct 8, 2018 10:36:28 GMT
Looks good and a bargain at £10 I was actually quoted £15 but for some reason (not sure what) they only charged £10 although I still gave them the amount quoted as I was so pleased with the result. However, I think maybe it is a bit too shiny! |
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Post by carlthebandit on Oct 8, 2018 14:52:10 GMT
Looks good and a bargain at £10 I was actually quoted £15 but for some reason (not sure what) they only charged £10 although I still gave them the amount quoted as I was so pleased with the result. However, I think maybe it is a bit too shiny! If your hoping to get the original finish yes they are too shiny, I prefer them that way its personnel preference. Don't tell Fungobat. |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Oct 8, 2018 16:57:17 GMT
Looks great & bargin as it takes ages to get that finish, it will dull down after a bit but easy to keep like that if you keep on top of it
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 8, 2018 17:22:28 GMT
Looks good,I like it lots but how long will it stay that way after it gets hot/used few times.Going to have a go at few covers using me polisher in the shed
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 17:59:13 GMT
Looks nice but a bit too much bling for me.
But look, it does not matter what I think. Said it before, will say it again, this is all down to one's personal taste and it would be boring if we were all the same.
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Post by paulpg36 on Oct 8, 2018 19:50:22 GMT
Looks nice but a bit too much bling for me. But look, it does not matter what I think. Said it before, will say it again, this is all down to one's personal taste and it would be boring if we were all the same. I don't disagree with you, Fungo. It is far shinier than I was expecting; I thought it would be more like how I had got the side cases! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 19:58:21 GMT
You could try dulling it down with wet and dry to get a more oem finish.
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 8, 2018 20:47:34 GMT
It will go dull when it gets hot over time,I wouldn’t use wet and dry on it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 21:47:35 GMT
It will take a lot of time to get dull, especially if the bike is not a daily.
Wet and dry then re-polish with wire wool, then just metal polish on its own.
You kind of have to scratch alloy to dull off that high sheen. It’s a science.
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 10, 2018 12:40:51 GMT
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Post by buster on Oct 10, 2018 14:04:15 GMT
‘kinell I’ve spent 90 minutes on this bugger,mind you it was covered in GREEN ffs paint lol.£10-£15 a bargin  It’s not off my bike but a 400T out of box of bits I have. I will post results if and when I finish it lol   if that was mine I’d strip the grotty paint off it before trying to polish, its much easier to work with bare aluminium. a small stainless steel wire brush is a godsend for getting into nooks and crannies without scratching so much that you cant polish it out. rydenor used to sell them |
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Post by davefirestorm on Oct 10, 2018 14:51:11 GMT
Paint has been removed with scotchbrite/wire brush wheel,just bunged those pics on to show how nice it looked before I started lol. Polishes up nicely now the paints off it
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Post by carlthebandit on Oct 10, 2018 15:08:46 GMT
I love polishing alloy buy have to say I keep forgetting to wear a mask, its not good for your health I'm sure.
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It’s not off my bike but a 400T out of box of bits I have.I will post results if and when I finish it lol
