*Polishing Tips & Tricks*

[SHOWTIME]

Hey guys, I'm going to attempt to start polishing
up the LT to give it a nice shine. Any tips would be
most appreciated. Any one with polishing experience
please chime in! How fine of sandpaper do I use? etc....

[fulltiltrider]

Here is the best tip, pay someone else to do it. lol

[SHOWTIME]

Hahaha...I hear it is a pain in the ass.
Would be nice to know how to do it
though. Damn polished parts are
spendy.

[burgiebird]

I always used "Never dull" for the smaller stuff. I got a table grinding wheel with a polishing wheel on it for the lager stuff. If you want to do it on the bike get one that will fit on a drill. The swinger is smooth and ready to polish but the rest has to be preped and smoothed before you can get the mirror finish.

[fulltiltrider]

for smaller parts I just start with 400 grit paper and work my way up to 2000 grit. Then hit it with the polishing wheel and some mothers polish. Works great but very time consuming

[SHOWTIME]

well i see some instructions online. im gonna buy the materials
this week and give it a try. from what i read, the trick is useing
the right grit and working your way through the proper stages.
patience seems to be the key to sucess.

[370banshee]

thats why i dont; do it... i have no patience... i can port all day long though.... hmmmmm maybe i'm severely ADD haha

[Diesel_Tech]

start around 220-240 grit, move up to 600-800 and polish. Remember the more heat you create when polishing, the better the outcome.

Clean your surfaces in between sanding steps.

[Paulie B]

I did a write-up on polishing a while back that's worth a read. Forgive my link to another forum I'm too lazy to type it again.
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthre...hreadid=294420

[climb any hill]

Good stuff Paulie, How many hours did you put into your work? Nice & Blingy!!