polishing frame

[DaddyPhatSaks]

yea i know there might be a thread on here but i am to lazy to find it . anyway figured i would touch up my frame to my bike , went and got a buffing wheel and started to polish it now i have swirls yea its a little more shiny but now i have swirls how and what is the best way to fix this ??

 

[jfksmith]

wets sand it with 1000000 grit and then rebuff it, they should come right out.

 

[arey]

I use a polishing liquid called speedy works great then I use diamond to give it that mirror shine, and I apply it believe it or not with toilet paper a guy out here saw my bike and saw the small lines that the cloth leaves behind and he told me to use it so I experimented & it works great.The only thing make sure you don't use it all in case someone needs to use the toilet.

 

[WarBaby]

If it were mine, I would get a clean T-shirt, some Mother's Billet polish (it's simply the best available), a few beers, and have an intense hand polishing session. If the swirls are light, they should polish-out with this method. If they are deep, you might need to back-up and use some fine sand paper, like 600 (and higher) grit to get it all to the same texture, followed by the hand polishing routine. If a powered buff gets any dirt/grit contamination, it is likely to show up in the finish as swirls or worse. It's hard to beat the hand method for that final shine.

 

[BA BUSA]

They make compounds for cleaning and polishing and also finer ones just for the final step to get the best shine.

 

[Postal]

Postal needs some help. I want to polish my grab rail. It's currently stock black. Can someone walk me through the steps on stripping the paint (maybe sanding it?) and polishing the grab rail to a mirror finish? I appreciate the forthcoming input.

Postal.

 

[WarBaby]

Try this link:

 

[paulos]

autosol is a very good ali shiner,i use it and it works sweet m8

 

[Postal]

Try this link:

That's exactly what I was looking for WB! Thanks dude!

 

[gaz"sbird]

i looked at the link provided and the finish is perfect one thing i noticed was the piece was smaller than when he started which will obviously happen as you are sanding it but is there any chance of frame weakening or is the thickness reduction of the frame to small to make a difference

 

[WarBaby]

Moderate sanding to smooth the surface should not remove enough material to adversely affect frame strength. A couple of thousandths of an inch should be all that's necessary to achieve a high luster even on the relatively rough frame castings. Actually, frame integrity should increase (with proper polishing) by eliminating minute irregurlarities that could be a starting point for stress cracks. Just be careful not to remove any significant amount of material around any welds.