Polishing COMPLETE! - Page 2

Well I got one down and one to go, thanks again


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how do you guys line it up and keep that straight edge on the bottom part? keeping the raised part of the rim black where the spokes come down.

great job by the way! seeing yours has motovated me! plus there is a foot of snow on the ground :(


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ORIGINAL: QuinC

how do you guys line it up and keep that straight edge on the bottom part? keeping the raised part of the rim black where the spokes come down.

great job by the way! seeing yours has motovated me! plus there is a foot of snow on the ground :(

It's actually not that hard. You just have to make sure that you line up the tape perfectly on the edge of the painted section. This is where the most time is spent so make sure your mind is set to "patient". You have to use about 2-3 inch sections of the tape. If it's too long, then the tape will not sit flush with the edge due to the curve of the rim. After that, just follow the procedure with the stripper and the sanding (I used medium steel wool). But the tape will do the job of keeping that line perfect as long as you take the time to line up each 2-3 inch piece. Also, be sure to overlap them by about 1/4-1/2 inch.

Nice!

Im going to do that soon I hope mine turns out as go as yours my question, I ride at night alot and when I get in I dont think about cleaning my bike so if I wait til the next day or even two days later will it rust?

It wont rust.

aluminin wont rust.

True, it wont rust. Also you don't have to clean them with the metal polish every time.  You can clean them the same way you clean your bike. I use the cleaner sold at the Honda dealership. Just use the polish every once in a while, unless you just want to polish them every time.

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ORIGINAL: kcinobro

No problem. You know what? we need to start our own "Polished Rims" club.

 
Sign me up!
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/sirr1/CBR600F1%20Rear%20Rim/?action=view&current=P1170282.jpg

SIRR1 how hard was it to polish the inside portion, I thought about doing this but it looked like a pain in the ass? any way both rims are done now can i be a member of the polished rim club PLEASE!!  lol
 
                                                              Ripper


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ORIGINAL: Ripper44

SIRR1 how hard was it to polish the inside portion, I thought about doing this but it looked like a pain in the ass? any way both rims are done now can i be a member of the polished rim club PLEASE!!  lol

                                                             Ripper


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Ripper, it kind of sucks.
It's very dirty and time consuming, but it get me out of the house and away from the old lady so that's a plus!
 
Just kidding, it is a dirty job, wear a dust mask and eye protection when sanding and the time flys by. 
 
First I stripped the rim clean with automotive paint remover and washed rim.  (you don't want to inhale the dried paint stripper when sanding.....)
 
Then I mounted the rim in a vice and ground down the casting marks inside of each spoke using a die grinder with a cutting bit.
 
Then I used the die grinder again with a 120 grit sanding disc over the entire rim to cut down the rough casting bumbs to a smooth but rough finish that lined each spoke/hub inside and out.
 
I then fired up the dremel using the flexable extension and 120 wet sand paper and hit the nooks and crannies to smooth out the places the die grinder was to big to get into.
 
And then repeated the last step only going to finer wet sand papers each time 120-240-600-1200 grit and then going over the entire rim using the dremel and scotch brite pads cut into discs.
 
Right now I am just about finished polishing the from rim, I am on the 600 grit paper now, so I have a little more to go before I post pics.
 
Good luck.. john
 
 
 

Well SIRR1 i think i'll pass on going all the way with mine i thought it would be hard but damn that seems like alot of work!! any way good luck also if you have'nt tried these they work great.... it's a polishing compound stick made by MIBRO #6 high gloss polishing compound I got mine at lowes, works awesome, just apply compound to a 4 inch buffing wheel for your drill ( preferably one with a cord to avoid battery drain)  with the drill running apply untill wheel changes color then apply to rim finished product is beautiful.
 
 
                                     Ripper


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ORIGINAL: Ripper44

Well SIRR1 i think i'll pass on going all the way with mine i thought it would be hard but damn that seems like alot of work!! any way good luck also if you have'nt tried these they work great.... it's a polishing compound stick made by MIBRO #6 high gloss polishing compound I got mine at lowes, works awesome, just apply compound to a 4 inch buffing wheel for your drill ( preferably one with a cord to avoid battery drain)  with the drill running apply untill wheel changes color then apply to rim finished product is beautiful.


                                    Ripper


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Ripper, it sucks so bad here are the picks of the front rim I finished this past weekend!
 
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/sirr1/CBR600F1%20Front%20Rim/

If you want the polish but don't want to do it.... Send a tape to Dirty Jobs and Mike Rowe can come and do it for you ;) Just get a couple of your friends bikes, and make a sign so it looks like its a shop that does it. Then you can sit back and watch Mike polish all the bikes

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ORIGINAL: TranSition

If you want the polish but don't want to do it.... Send a tape to Dirty Jobs and Mike Rowe can come and do it for you ;) Just get a couple of your friends bikes, and make a sign so it looks like its a shop that does it. Then you can sit back and watch Mike polish all the bikes

 
I like that idea Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs!
It is a Dirty Job for sure.
Good program, I try to watch the show when I can!!!
Rowe is now pushing Ford Trucks on TV, I wish him sucsess...

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ORIGINAL: Ripper44

SIRR1 how hard was it to polish the inside portion, I thought about doing this but it looked like a pain in the ass? any way both rims are done now can i be a member of the polished rim club PLEASE!!  lol

                                                             Ripper


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Good job! It really compliments your paint job. Most definately a Polished Rims Club member.

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ORIGINAL: kcinobro

No problem. You know what? we need to start our own "Polished Rims" club.

Sign me up!
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/sirr1/CBR600F1%20Rear%20Rim/?action=view&current=P1170282.jpg

 
 
 
Damn brother! You DID that.  That's gonna look good when you get done. Very original, instead of the "too flashy" chrome look. I like it. 
 
Looks like we got another member!

Thanks kcinobro, I could'nt have done it without your thread to motivate me, thanks again.
                                      Ripper

It took me about 4 hours front and back but they are a pain to keep clean..  Im thinking about doing the rim completely.


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ORIGINAL: Ripper44

Thanks kcinobro, I could'nt have done it without your thread to motivate me, thanks again.
                                     Ripper

 
 
 
Don't mention it. Glad I could help.

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ORIGINAL: sant201

It took me about 4 hours front and back but they are a pain to keep clean..  Im thinking about doing the rim completely.

 
Once you get the rim polished the way you like, clean the rim with isopropyl alcolhol ($0.99 at CVS) and let air dry.
 
Then coat the rim with a clear spray paint and you won't have to clean the bare aluminum each time you wash your bike.

So you just stripped the rim down to the chrome? Is that how you got them so shiny?

to everyone with chrome or polished rims..
as soon as you finish cleaning off the buffing compound take you rims to get powdercoated w/clear should cost around 50+ per wheel youll save time from cleaning the chrome or getting mineral deposits of the polished aluminum..

Does anyone have the original thread on the complete process?
 
I remember reading it a few months ago, but couldn't find it today.
 
Thanks!

thanks for the info but did any one did the frame with all the parts on