polished stock cylinders

[floydfan_90]

Any one ever sand and polished their stock cylinders(jug

[korndawg]

A die grinder, or a dremel with those scotch brite wheels are your best friend when you start sanding on stuff like this with tight spaces. It sure beats the hell out of sanding by hand.

[floydfan_90]

A die grinder, or a dremel with those scotch brite wheels are your best friend when you start sanding on stuff like this with tight spaces. It sure beats the hell out of sanding by hand.

 

 

thanks ill have to give that a try this hand sanding is going to kill me iv got like 2 houres into 1/3 of one head thats just geting the burrs off the surfice.

[RNBRAD]

Here's what you need. Mainly the diegrinder and roloc discs, buffing wheels and rouge. There's other ways to skin a cat, but I'd hate to try it with some fingernail cutters.

 

[XxMeltIcexX]

Heresmine :thumbsup: RNBRAD polished these actually, his old cylinders...

 

 

[Malott 1]

I found the best way is to pay someone. The best $75 dollars I think I ever spent.

[scooter]

very nice. i agree for 75 bucks why fuck with it.

[xLastShotx]

I just finished polishing my cylinder heads, the head, and my crank case, its a lot of work... I used:

 

-180 Grit Sand Paper

-240 Grit Sand Paper

-320 Grit Sand Paper

-400 Grit Sand Paper

-500 Grit Sand Paper

-600 Grit Sand Paper

-800 Grit Sand Paper

-Brown Jewelers Rouge

-White Jewelers Rouge

-Red Jewelers Rouge

-A Polishing Wheel for a bench grinder

-And about 30 hours of my time

 

 

It came out awsome

Edited January 8, 2007 by xLastShotx

[ClimbAnyHill]

I found the best way is to pay someone. The best $75 dollars I think I ever spent.

Looks like glass :thumbsup: where'd you have them done? Good deal!! :thumbsup:

[bigboybanshee]

I did my stock cylinders by hand last year since I didn't have any access to air tools...man it was a bitch! I think I spent a total of 15-20 hours on them and they still aren't perfect. I started polishing my cubs this year and ended up having them sent off to cascade to finish the job...I'll still tackle the little jobs but anything with as many nooks and crannys as the cylinders do, it's worth it to me to pay someone else, LOL

 

I think I started off with 220 grit, then went to 400, 600, 800, 1000, then hit it with tripoli....they turned out nice, but nowhere near perfect :shrug:

[hondafreak08]

does anyone know if you can polish a cylinder on a cr 125

[DILUSI]

to keep that shine of the fresh polish get it powder coated in a good clear. u wont have to worry about it falling out from oxidization

[Malott 1]

Looks like glass :thumbsup: where'd you have them done? Good deal!! :thumbsup:

There is a guy right outside of Independence MO. He does all kinds of polishing in a shop right at his house. He does work for people all over but the only problem is he won't ship anything. He does alot of restoration on old trim off cars plus wheels. If it can be polished he can do it.

[RNBRAD]

does anyone know if you can polish a cylinder on a cr 125

 

If it's aluminum, it can be polished.

[trex banshee]

I done mine by hand also and like bigboy they are far from perfect. I couldn't imagine doing stock cylinders the trex were alot easier to do, not a whole lot of small spots.