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Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/21/2008 3:07:36 PM

Wildcard

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Well, I started polishing the rear rim today. I left the tires on the bike though. I just took some extra time to cover the rubber with some duct tape to protect it. I''ll post some pics later. I probably won''t start the actuall polishing process till next weekend, but the alluminum color should go well with my 54''s gun metal/black colo scheme.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/22/2008 5:49:52 PM

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Well here''s the prep and you can see the finished product at the end. I didn''t get to polishing them this weekend, just got em stripped and such. They look pretty good for not being polished though. Next weekend the fun will continue.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/22/2008 7:36:39 PM

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Looks great with your color scheme. BTW- that is the cleanest sprocket I have seen in a long time. Do you even ride your bike

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/22/2008 8:27:52 PM

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what did u use to strip it cause i used aircraft stripper on my heelguards n it didnt do anyhting

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/22/2008 9:02:57 PM

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Thanks. I do ride her almost every day, that''s why I had to hold of on the polishing, gota ride her to work tommorow. I just cleaned the sprocket not too long ago.

I use Klean-Strip KS-3 Stripper. It''s supposed to work in 15 minutes. The Aircraft cleaner should work also, but my heel guards don''t have paint, do yours? If they don''t have paint I would just start sanding with a 400-600 grain and work my way up to the 2000 gr. That would polih her up. I''m not sure if it has a clear coat or not, but if it did the AC stripper should have worked.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/23/2008 7:43:03 PM

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Once again, it looks great! cant wait to see how the polishing turns out. And that is a clean ass sprocket haha what do you clean your chain and sproket with?

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/24/2008 8:42:39 AM

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very sharp!

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/24/2008 9:51:21 AM

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thanks

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/24/2008 9:51:46 AM

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stupid forum wont let me post

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/24/2008 1:18:48 PM

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its been moody lately. about half of my posts are going through.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/24/2008 3:26:20 PM

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I use simple green to clean the bike with minus the lenses. I only clean the outside of the chain as I just lubed it. I use soap and water on the days I can detail it.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 6/30/2008 2:32:00 PM

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will have to try that, do you dilute your simple green? or is it "weak" enough to use straight? just dont want to eat through gaskets and such.

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 9/9/2008 5:18:43 PM

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wildcard do you mind giving a quick step by step on how to polish the rims? Do you simply strip the rims and then polish them with? fine sandpaper?

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RE: Polishing Rims this weekend - 9/29/2008 4:37:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: platnumbob

wildcard do you mind giving a quick step by step on how to polish the rims? Do you simply strip the rims and then polish them with? fine sandpaper?

I did my rims the same way. All i did was spray the paint stripper on. Waited and wiped it off. Then used mothers polish to polish them. The aluminum is shiny under the paint. Mother''s did a good job on mine.

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