what do you guys think of my slow progress?

[lokisbuddy]

Here are my throttle cover and brake fluid cover. what do you think. slowly gonna be doing every alluminum part on the bike.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u221/lo.../Picture258.jpg

[BigRed350x]

Looks like a pretty good start!

[05.Banshee.SE]

Good deal.

 

What are you using?

 

I'll be doing the same shortly.

[lokisbuddy]

Since I dont have money for polishing equipment heres what i did. first I took the covers off and ran them over the bench grinder to get rid of the embossed words, then I put them on the wire brush side to strip paint, then i sanded with 150 grit sand paper and a old brake pad in them to keep it level (no sanding block lol) then 2 hours late i moved up to 400 grit, then another hour later i moved up to 1200 grit (all i had lol) then finally i took them to my neighbors and used the grinder with cloth wheel he uses to sharpen his lathe tools lol i need some rubbing compound so they look like mirror instead of chrome.

any advice for polishing for the poor man is appreciated :biggrin:

[Hilarious]

looks nice.

you should immediately shift focus to your foot pegs and brake pedal next.

[lokisbuddy]

That would be like polishing a turd though. I am gonna wait till i have the frame and hubs and a arms pc'd then ill do those, as for the brake pedal and shifter I am getting the tusk shifter and pro armor brake pedal. if i did polish them wouldnt they rust even worse?