polishing

Hello all, I have a 1975 XS-B that I am rebuilding, but unfortunately the case was unusable. Gary Hoos from Hoos racing (http://www.hoosracing.com) sent me a XS-J case for the cost of shipping. An absolute saint, I must say. Anyway, I decided to try and remove the black case paint from the...

Just had this in my google news feed and thought about my OCD polishing brothers on here. If anyone has a crack at making your own home brew update us on here please. https://motorbikewriter.com/exhaust-pipe-cleaner-secret-formula-revealed/

Does anyone know the easiest way to strip clear coat off my aluminum forks, engine cases etc without staining the aluminum? The eventual goal is to polish them up.

First of all, let me apologize for what will likely be a long intro to this thread. If I'm wrong, I'll go back and delete these sentences, but I have been told that I can be a little verbose. I thought I'd start a new thread for my next project, the refresh of my 78E that was introduced...

Labour of love, maybe, but turning my 75 B model back to it's original looks is time consuming but rewarding. The road continues with the latest work near completion, started out with a set of new progressive springs then had to re chrome the fork tubes due to excessive pitting.....looking at...

I'm thinking about buying my first Dremel tool. I'd like to use it for polishing aluminum and cleaning up other small parts. I'm wondering which model would be recommended for this. I definitely want a corded one because I don't want to have to maintain batteries for a tool that I won't use very...

I'd like to clean up my bike and want to polish up the wheel rims. There are a lot of scratches and white marks on them. Whats the best way to do this? I tried the wet tin-foil technique, which got rid of the white blemishes but resulted in a gray cloudy streak, in this picture the middle of...

Hi guys. I'm going to clean up the header pipes on my 78SE. They're very tatty and have deep pitted rust. I may end up painting them black or covering with wrap but gonna try and see if I can get a nice satin metal finish first. I've just experimented in my shed with various drill bit...

Hey everyone, Just bought this polisher/sander from Northern Tool: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200442254_200442254 So far I like it....more power than I will probably ever need! :thumbsup: I don't have any experience with buffing, polishing, or sanding but I will say that...

I currently have the clutch cover off the bike while Im repairing the starter gear.What have you guys used to polish these covers and other aluminum parts?