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[Rick]

Brought a new bike and the exhust looks crap and dirty so I thouhgt as I cant ride it these winter months I would try to polish it, can anyone give me the basic steps of how they did thiers ?
I have tried with some GOOD metal polish and a T shirt ans alot of elbow grease, IT comes up alot shinier but not that CHROME look some poeple have gotten.
Thanks

[keefer]

take it apart and give it to the pros.
otherwise get a buffing wheel and polish but watch out that you don't burr it

[Rick]

S@#T where are my sun glasses
Looks nice though , did you do that yourself, or get someone to do it ?

[Chaz]

SEnd them to me £30 + P/P

[Rick]

IF I didnt live in Sweden then I would

[Jasper]

Is that what you do Chass?

[Edited on 8-1-2006 by Jasper]

[Paul James]

I did mine using a mop and polish, you need to start off fairly coarse and gradually use finer paste. The bright "chrome" effect will dull to a nice lustre once you've ridden the bike a bit. It isn't too bad a job with the system taken off so you can deal with the individual sections.

If you want to do a really spot on job you'll need to use a bit of light emery to get rid of the forming marks from the downpipes and headers.

[Chaz]

Originally posted by Jasper
Is that what you do Chass?

[Edited on 8-1-2006 by Jasper]

No but a m8 of mine works for a boat builder & they make all their own stainless fittings & have a polishing shop.

[Rick]

I get mine shiny but not that CHROME look , is there a trick to this ????

[Chaz]

Just pro equipment