Polish my pipe???

[gimpbzkt400ex]

I am thinking about polishing my white brothers e-series pipe... are there any drawbacks in doing this... what are your recomendations?? should I or not?:confused:

[Pvt. Maggot]

theres no drawbacks and it looks sweet...do it...:devil:

[gimpbzkt400ex]

cool... thanks for the reply... I was just kinda worrying about rust...

[Pvt. Maggot]

tip: aluminum doesn't rust ;) it will oxidize "sp?" but that takes awhile...and i'm not sure if it would on a pipe...so yeah your good to go :)

[gimpbzkt400ex]

cool... thanks.. :)

[Bubba]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid94/p95b900c126ca377b347b19e2a61cab5e/fa35946c

[Bubba]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid94/p95b900c126ca377b347b19e2a61cab5e/fa35946c.jpg

[gimpbzkt400ex]

sweet... what did you use to polish it?

[Atreyu]

Can somone polish my pipe :devil:

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by Bubba
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid94/p95b900c126ca377b347b19e2a61cab5e/fa35946c.jpg

what did you use to polish your pipe??? it looks sweet

[gimpbzkt400ex]

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[spiderrider04]

Originally posted by gimpbzkt400ex
what did you use to polish your pipe??? it looks sweet

he used mothers mag & aluminum polish. i talked to him on aim. ;)

[gimpbzkt400ex]

cool... thanks... I just talked to him on aim too... lol

[kgbg]

For even better results use your bench grinder with a few buffing wheels on it. Start out by taping over your logo, or even better drill out the rivets and pop it back on when your done.Remove all screws or bolts you can, its easier to buff without them. Buy at least two different grades of polish, the sticks work great, make sure one is the final stage. the first one could be either the heavy cleaner or mid stage, does not really matter. You will use the first stage for a while, then change to the final stage. Use a peice of metal to "rake" the wheel, and get the residue off the buffing wheel periodically. You will also want to buy two buffing pads. They have a soft and firm. Use the firm for stage 1 and the soft for stage 2 (finsh polish). I would suggest using a mask for your nose and mouth, and wearign goggle is not a bad idea either, its a messy job. After all that, use your Mothers and a really soft terry cloth and its super shiny.
I can make it look like a mirror in about 2 hours.

[derekhonda]

http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/400ex/a_038.jpg


keep polishing it can and will get better

[gimpbzkt400ex]

man... my damn arms are about to fall off.....

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by derekhonda
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/400ex/a_038.jpg


keep polishing it can and will get better

how do you get the paint off of those parts before you polish them?

and you did all that by hand??? how do you get down inside where it says honda on the side case?

[foleyit]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gimpbzkt400ex
[B]how do you get the paint off of those parts before you polish them?

Did he ever tell you what he used to get the paint off?

[kgbg]

I have used brake cleaner, or glass beads.

[derekhonda]

i just used really fine grit sand paper, probably had 5 hours in sanding alone on the parts, then i bought a compressor and a dies grinder and the rest was simple :blah:

i sent the side cases off to nacsracer, gave up after about 10 hours and still wastn shiney. He does great work at a good price, pm him

[daimon1054]

I love the look of polished aloy but am way to lazy to do what it takes to get it right then keep it up. You guys that spend that much time have my respect.

[derekhonda]

http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/400ex/a_084.jpg

It does take lots of maintaining, i try to polish my stuff ever other ride, takes about an hour to make it look alright, and about 2 and a half to make her shine !

[gimpbzkt400ex]

here it is... what do you think?

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/gimpbzkt400ex/My%20400EX/Pollished%20Pipe3.jpg

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/gimpbzkt400ex/my+400ex/pollished+pipe2.jpg

[derekhonda]

looks like you got a pretty good mirror finish going on, at best results it should look just like a mirror.

[gimpbzkt400ex]

yeah.. I don't think it looks too bad... considering it was all done by hand...

[kgbg]

LOOKS GREAT, NICE JOB BRO!

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by kgbg
LOOKS GREAT, NICE JOB BRO!


thanks man... :D

[gimpbzkt400ex]

now I polished my bumper... lol

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/gimpbzkt400ex/polished+bumper.jpg

[spiderrider04]

lookin' good:cool:

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by spiderrider04
lookin' good:cool:



thanks...

[FBRacing76]

you polished the bumper and exhaust by hand?

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by FBRacing76
you polished the bumper and exhaust by hand?


yep....

[thejeepdude]

Anyone ever do a clear powder coat over their polished aluminum stuff to keep it looking nice? Does it work, or just chip and create more of a problem than just repolishing once in a while?

[Smokin 440]

Mothers works great and if u have alot of aluminum to do , do it like i did. Get a buffer and some buffing pads, rub some polish and buff it alot, whipe off the residue with a towel and take a clean buffer pad and hit it again. i did that with all my skidplates and they turned great, they looked chrome, and it only took me about 15 minutes to do all of the skids...

[EXriderKID00]

so what 2 polishing stuff should i go and buy to try n do this stuff