Polishing- on a wheel

[blasterandy]

Nice Teddy.

[pb_paulie_b]

Originally posted by blasterandy
Nice Teddy.

Thanks. If you squeeze his pawl He says I love you Paulie

[Napalm Nate]

I have sanded my parts to 2000 grit paper, then used mother's to polish them. My question is my parts are still a little cloudy will buffing them with a wheel an buffing compound get rid of this? I ordered the harbor freight kit a couple of days ago and I am still waiting on it.

pb_paulie b I saw your quad in the over the bars section in dirtwheels sweet retro

[pb_paulie_b]

Originally posted by Napalm Nate
I have sanded my parts to 2000 grit paper, then used mother's to polish them. My question is my parts are still a little cloudy will buffing them with a wheel an buffing compound get rid of this? I ordered the harbor freight kit a couple of days ago and I am still waiting on it.

pb_paulie b I saw your quad in the over the bars section in dirtwheels sweet retro

Yeah it will clean it up perfect. Skip right to either green or white compound. 2000 is extreme but it will save time on the wheel. I normally go 400 grit max.
Dirtwheels hooked me up!

[pb_paulie_b]

I might as well keep the thread goin with a set of shocks I restored and polished

Before:


Same shocks done.

[hondarider101]

and what are you going to do with all the parts of this old bike you cleaning up? try and restore it?

[pb_paulie_b]

Originally posted by hondarider101
and what are you going to do with all the parts of this old bike you cleaning up? try and restore it?

That bike is done I took a year or so restoring it. It's still all original- except for things that were gone like the ripped dry rotted seat and the cracked rear rim. It was in such poor condition that some of the spokes were rusted in half.

[pb_paulie_b]

Originally posted by hondarider101
and what are you going to do with all the parts of this old bike you cleaning up? try and restore it?

A finished pic of that bike. I polished the rims, fork tubes, kicker, shifter, CDI box, fork caps, most bolts, brake levers and the springs.

[395Rider]

Originally posted by pb_paulie_b
A finished pic of that bike. I polished the rims, fork tubes, kicker, shifter, CDI box, fork caps, most bolts, brake levers and the springs.

Show room quality job!

[395Rider]

Originally posted by pb_paulie_b
A finished pic of that bike. I polished the rims, fork tubes, kicker, shifter, CDI box, fork caps, most bolts, brake levers and the springs.

Hey Paulie,

When you use the small cone head buffing attachments on a Dremel or drill, can you use the same cone head with different buffing compounds on there? Or do you need to change out each one when you use a different compound. I will be using these to get into the nooks on a 250r engine where I couldn’t reach with the sand paper. I am hoping a black compound will be equivalent to sanding a smooth surface with 800 grit, then work my way down to the green buffing compound.

Please let me know