Tried polishing...Pics inside.

[gate_keeper_32]

Well, I tried it. I started with a simple peice, the throttle cover. It was powder coated black, (I assume it was powder coating), and it was a pain in the ***** to get off. I finally ended up using a bench grinder with a soft copper wire wheel and it worked great. I skipped all of the sandpaper because there wasnt anything that needed shaping, and I went right to the polishing wheel. It isnt too bad for the first time but I am hoping to get better. What do you think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/a2053e5d.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture381.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture380.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture375.jpg

[gate_keeper_32]

Oops, didnt mean to get the ol' lady in there.:o


She could use a little polishing herself.:devil:

[theTman]

what polishing:o


dude shes HOT!!!!!!!!

[gate_keeper_32]

Here is the heavy ends that are on the ends of each hand grip. They looked terrible so I polished one of them to see what it would look like. I also included the one that hasnt been done yet so you could see the difference.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture392.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture387.jpg

[kicken250x]

you just wish that was ur chick! haha


you need a finer wheel and some finer ruge and your polishing will turn out more mirrored. it takes patience!!!!!! for the striping part get some aircraft striper and itll take about 5 min of sitting and looking at it to strip it

[400exdad]

Looks Good! Honestly, after you ride it a few times, especially in the woods, the mirror finish is gone. Be happy with what you have done.. but if you really want the parts to shine, you may have to sand some of them to get all the casting pits out and level the surface.

[gate_keeper_32]

Thanks for the tips guys, that is just what I need. I see what you mean by the casting pits, I guess if I were to use some real fine sandpaper, It would come out even better. It's good enough for something that will need done again in a few weeks. Maybe after a year of taking it off and rebuffing it, I wont need to sand it.:D

[Pappy]

no matter how hard you try, alot of the aluminum parts on these quads wont be perfect. its not your hard work or lack of, its the type of metal used and the casting the manufactures use.

looks good, be prepared to re buff it after a wash:p

[gate_keeper_32]

Originally posted by Pappy
no matter how hard you try, alot of the aluminum parts on these quads wont be perfect. its not your hard work or lack of, its the type of metal used and the casting the manufactures use.

looks good, be prepared to re buff it after a wash:p

Thanks Pappy, you are the one who inspired me to do this. I've been seeing more and more of you're work around here and it is really good.


By the way, I finally saw a good action shot of you and the almighty 450r....Very cool!:D

[Pappy]

thanks dude:D

i hate polishing....its ok on a small part but man does it take time

[Honda4trax250x]

nice job!

[440exnacsracer]

:huh :huh yea right pappy....thats all you do with your spare time, other than drinkin beer, both most of the time:D :blah:

[gate_keeper_32]

Originally posted by Pappy
thanks dude:D

i hate polishing....its ok on a small part but man does it take time

Whoa! :eek2: :eek2: Bling Bling.


Is that writing or airbrush on that motor mount, or is that a reflection? Whatever it is, it looks awsome.

[gate_keeper_32]

By the way Pappy,

After seeing that picture of you on you're quad, it makes me wonder just how old you are. Judging from you're moniker I picture you as being 50-60, but you dont look any older than me, I am 33, can you beat that?;)

[kicken250x]

thats a motor mount that he PCed on the sides then polished the HELL out of and sat it infront of a quad shop shirt there brother! it looks perty pappy! i remember that one from a while back

[Pappy]

im the ripe old age of 34:p

the "pappy" moniker was aptly given to me back a long time ago by some of the kids on the site. those kids are growing up now..college, military (wipes tear:( )

[gate_keeper_32]

Originally posted by Pappy
im the ripe old age of 34:p

the "pappy" moniker was aptly given to me back a long time ago by some of the kids on the site. those kids are growing up now..college, military (wipes tear:( )


Gotcha! I could be Pappy Jr. then, we might be the eldest on here most of the time.:confused:

[Pappy]

naa there are some that are older in age on the board. i think we have a few that are in thier 60's and still riding hard:macho

i work too much to ride hard:p

[gate_keeper_32]

Originally posted by Pappy
naa there are some that are older in age on the board. i think we have a few that are in thier 60's and still riding hard:macho

i work too much to ride hard:p :D :D :cool: ;)

[SGA]

Originally posted by Pappy
those kids are growing up now..college, military (wipes tear:( )

I hear ya pappy :(
I remember some of these kids all nervous about starting high school, soon its college and the service.
Im so proud of them:)
Sniff sniff, pass the kleenex Pappy

[bansheeguy77]

Originally posted by gate_keeper_32

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/fasteddie/Picture380.jpg [/B]

is it just me or does anybody else see a set of boobs in the reflection? look close at the piece and u will see them. or maybe im just losing my mind :scary:

[gate_keeper_32]

Originally posted by bansheeguy77
is it just me or does anybody else see a set of boobs in the reflection? look close at the piece and u will see them. or maybe im just losing my mind :scary:


Lol.....I *think* I see what you are saying, and I hafta tell ya, there not mine.:o

[400exdad]

The motor mount that pappy showed was one of the roughest cast parts but comes out the best. Mine has also held its shine too. The thumb throttle cover is one of the worst cast parts that pappy was talking about too. When you sand and polish, you only find more casting flaws. I polished the one on the 300 and didn't on the 400 because I knew it wasn't worth it. I polished a ton of parts including my side cases..... you can't even tell it anymore. :( ... wipes tear... :)

[big_poppa49]

After you polish something, would it keep its shine if you spray clear coat on it???

[Wicked450r]

looks good

[Mxjunkie]

Originally posted by big_poppa49
After you polish something, would it keep its shine if you spray clear coat on it???

ive herd it turns yellow/brown over time, but i might be wrong

[devildriver422]

quick question...why is the throttle cover plain like no name on it i might wanna try this but im jw if its any harder if there is some embossed words on it

[ZRider400]

Originally posted by devildriver422
quick question...why is the throttle cover plain like no name on it i might wanna try this but im jw if its any harder if there is some embossed words on it

its not too hard, the hard part actually is getting the buffing compound out of the letters..lol

heres one i did.

http://www.**********.net/images/quads/polishedcover-brakemc.jpg

[hondaracer305]

how exactly do you polish something? im wanting to polish some of my stuff to make it a bling blinging FMX quad :chinese:

[devildriver422]

i was just about to ask the same thing lol i wanna do some things to make it look better without spending the money that i dont have

[Mxjunkie]

i use mothers mag and aluminum, chrome polish-for my pipe and there new billet aluminum polish. and some sand paper and i my parts turned out nice, this was 1-2weeks after i did everything over again, i gotta get some pictures of it now
-BEFORE-
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p965cb42eab85ec9bd46c0a90f5fe831f/f80241bc.jpg

-AFTER-
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p1de150f3a49f901b43778c1a50f2ec59/f67456a0.jpg

most parts on your bikes dont require any sanding at all :macho

[big_poppa49]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie69
ive herd it turns yellow/brown over time, but i might be wrong

Hmm, I think that may be true. I took off my motor mounts and spray painted them with high temp. paint (silver) and sprayed clear coat on it and it looked good right after I got done then when you look at it now it sure does look yellow/brown looking.

As for a tip, DONT clear coat your polished parts!