My simplified polishing test

[Good Times]

I wasn't saying he should have bought a new one, just that I would have.
There was so much damage that I would have marked it as ruined and not consider it salvageable.
But after seeing it brought back from the dead, I'm more aware of what can and can not be fixed.

I just hope it will still hold oil. LOL It may be so thin now that it just soaks though like a brown paper sack. Then I'd have to put some duct tape on it.

[GateKeeper]

Nawwww just double up on the decal.......LOL

[Guest]

I actually spent some time looking at sisal wheels online tonight. Look pretty interesting.

Your parts look good but if you ever, one time ever, use a sisal wheel you'll never use anything else.
Personally I dont go the extra step (white rogue) for the "chrome" look but more so the OEM look.

[Guest]

Okay spent 3-4 hours trying to polish my swing arm using a couple of the methods here, result...nothing gained but sore shoulders and almost burned out a bench motor. Had it bead blasted Monday and came out great, guy showed me what to use and how to get the brushed look and it looked great. Now all I have to do is do it and won't take but a few hours to finish it now. What ever that coating is that Suzuki used, I think it could be used for reentry on space craft lol.

[ValorSolo]

Okay spent 3-4 hours trying to polish my swing arm using a couple of the methods here, result...nothing gained but sore shoulders and almost burned out a bench motor. Had it bead blasted Monday and came out great, guy showed me what to use and how to get the brushed look and it looked great. Now all I have to do is do it and won't take but a few hours to finish it now. What ever that coating is that Suzuki used, I think it could be used for reentry on space craft lol.

Post a picture when you're done, Mr Bill.

[7981GS]

Okay spent 3-4 hours trying to polish my swing arm using a couple of the methods here, result...nothing gained but sore shoulders and almost burned out a bench motor.
Had it bead blasted Monday and came out great, guy showed me what to use and how to get the brushed look and it looked great. Now all I have to do is do it and won't take but a few hours to finish it now.
What ever that coating is that Suzuki used, I think it could be used for reentry on space craft lol.

I agree.
After trying a few different items to polish/sand one of mine, I figured that blasting was the way to go.
I have more important things to do in life than polish a swing-arm for the majority of it.


Eric

[Guest]

Pics will be posted when done.

[Flyboy]

Simple, get rid of the clear coat with paint stripper first.

[Guest]

Tried some paint stripper didn't even faze it. This coating was something else, never seen anything like it before.

[Steve]

Might be a clear anodized finish. Only thing I know of that will get rid of that is abrasion. Yep, have to sand/grind/polish it off. Might work to sandblast, but that might be a bit uneven.

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[Nessism]

The Suzuki clear coat comes off really easily with paint stripper. Get some REAL stripper, not that water based crap. The clear will bubble in about 30 seconds after applying the sauce.

[Guest]

It was aircraft stripper and nothing survives that. Telling ya this crap was something else, even the guy that bead blasted said, wow some tough sh*t!..anyways, the bead blasting did a nice job on it and been using my little air tool and getting some nice results.

[Good Times]

Okay spent 3-4 hours trying to polish my swing arm using a couple of the methods here, result...nothing gained but sore shoulders and almost burned out a bench motor. Had it bead blasted Monday and came out great, guy showed me what to use and how to get the brushed look and it looked great. Now all I have to do is do it and won't take but a few hours to finish it now. What ever that coating is that Suzuki used, I think it could be used for reentry on space craft lol.

I think I have the same stuff on my grab rail. Crazy tough.