polishing ?

[Honda#4]

can the e series pipe get polished or not.

[Rip_Tear]

You can polish anything, but it's usually aluminum. Put a magenet on it and see, if it sticks it not aluminum or stainless, if it doesn't things are looking good for polishing.

[brad_400ex]

i even polish steel parts, but i just spray a couple coats of clear or it will rust

[Crazy Diamond]

Try a metal polish called MAAS. You could find it in the household cleaners isle at Walmart. No hard rubbing and works great.

[Honda#4]

the problem is that i have baja wheels so there kind of hard to polish.

[mcshaw16]

This is my polished E-series, it took a few hours to do by hand.

Started with a course grit sand paper to get the brush marks out of the aluminum and then continued in stages using finer grits until it starts to get a little shiney. I ended with a very fine wet/dry sand paper and then applied multiple coats of Mothers Aluminum Polish. Looks pretty sweet....but it's kind of a pain to keep it that shiney.

[Honda#4]

could i just use mothers polish for my pipe or wont it work.

[mcshaw16]

The Mothers Polish alone might clean up the metal a little, but it would still be pretty dull. You have to remove all of the factory brush marks to get it real shiney.

[Honda#4]

sounds kind of risky alittle i dont really feel like screwing up a $270 slip on pipe right now if i had all the stuff to do it i would but for right now i'm not gonna try it.

[rooster_20]

Thats the shiniest e-series i have ever seen!:eek:

[400exstud]

the problem is that i have baja wheels so there kind of hard to polish.

Baja's are easy to polish. First I would recommend taking 220 grit or 180 grit sandpaper to the insides the rings. This takes the sharpness of them away.

Then do everything in 400-600 grit paper. Move up to about 1500 grit or steel wool for the best results. Then use a lot of elbow grease and mothers polish. This will get them looking similar to chrome in about an hour per rim depending on how good you use your time.

There really isn't anything to it.:D

[Crazy Diamond]

All that to just get them dirty!?!? I had a show truck and polished everything. Driving it in the rain would piss me off knowing I had to do it all over again. Where do you polishing guys live? In the Land of Cleanliness?!?!? In my opinion! Unless your riding in the Desert Sands get it dirty, hose it off and start over! Polishing anything that goes in the dirt is a waste of time. (In my earlier MAAS post, that rim took under 5 minutes and is good enough.) Ride More Polish Less! But that is just MY Opinion!

[400exstud]

Then what is there to do after your doing washing your four wheeler?:eek2:

[FoxMxRiders]

someone have a technique to polish my Yosh slipon?

I have mother and 1500 grit sandpaper

[Crazy Diamond]

Ride it some more! And go over it for the next ride! There's ALWAYS maintenance!

[bwamos]

Originally posted by Crazy Diamond
Ride More Polish Less! But that is just MY Opinion!

amen

THe 5min polish job with the MAAS looks great for the time spent though.

[400exrules]

Originally posted by Crazy Diamond
All that to just get them dirty!?!? I had a show truck and polished everything. Driving it in the rain would piss me off knowing I had to do it all over again. Where do you polishing guys live? In the Land of Cleanliness?!?!? In my opinion! Unless your riding in the Desert Sands get it dirty, hose it off and start over! Polishing anything that goes in the dirt is a waste of time. (In my earlier MAAS post, that rim took under 5 minutes and is good enough.) Ride More Polish Less! But that is just MY Opinion!

uhh some people take pride in their things and like to make them nice and clean, and still get them dirty.........its not a sin

[Crazy Diamond]

But a few hours polishing is not pride. It's insane. Just get on it and ride. You'll feel better in the morning!

[Chicksdigme423]

i agree with you, but you cant argue with someone's opinion, if they want to polish their pipe and rims and motor and frame for 5 hours let them... if you dont wanna clean your bike for even 10 minutes then dont, stop arguing about what they do with THEIR bike

[Crazy Diamond]

HA HA HA HA!!!! Lets ride!!!

[Splatter Matter]

:cool: CHROME :eek2:

[mcshaw16]

Originally posted by 400exrules
uhh some people take pride in their things and like to make them nice and clean, and still get them dirty.........its not a sin

Agreed. And just to add to that, I only spent that much time to polish my E-Series once. After that it's just a matter of cleaning it up with Mothers once in a while.

[Crazy Diamond]

mcshaw16---How do you like that Stage 1? Is it good all around or just bottom and mid? Hows top end power?

[JW450R1]

i agree.let's ride

[400exstud]

This summer I will be powder coating gloss clear over all of my polished parts (except rims). No more oxidation!

[humblesquirel21]

hey nobody answered the yosh pipe question i have thought about polishing mine but to be honest i like the brushed look with the gold color that the pipe is and its easier to keep looking clean so i dont no if id do it imo but it would look sweet polished to

[racingquads22]

i do believe you can...atleast mine did..

[fwm416ex]

Mine shined up pretty good

[Crazy Diamond]

How did you get theat grab bar on a 400 EX frame??

[mcshaw16]

Originally posted by Crazy Diamond
mcshaw16---How do you like that Stage 1? Is it good all around or just bottom and mid? Hows top end power?

I like the stage 1 alot. I do alot of trail riding and not so much MX, and that's what they recommed it for. I think it's pretty good all around, but you will notice the extra hp/torque in the bottom to mid rpm range.

I have never tried the stage 2 so I really have nothing to compare it to though.

[Crazy Diamond]

Did you lose any top end power? Do you do any hillclimbing? How is it there?

[racemx]

it will clean up

[mcshaw16]

Originally posted by Crazy Diamond
Did you lose any top end power? Do you do any hillclimbing? How is it there?

No, you still gain some top end power, just not as much.

And yeah, I do some hillclimbing. Plenty of power to pull some pretty good sized sand pits with no problem.

[Crazy Diamond]

OK thanks mcshaw16! So you would recommend? And 1 more ?. Are you able to "putt" around or do you have to stay on the gas? I sometimes just cruise around the woods looking for stuff.

[mcshaw16]

Yeah, you can still putt around just fine.

I would def. recommend the stage 1 for trail riding applications, I'm pretty happy with it.

[Crazy Diamond]

Thanks mcshaw16!