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    Polishing engine casings

    Hello there was wondering if there is any info on the site about polishing the engine covers? Thank for any info Brian

    #2
    There are hundreds of posts here about how to polish cases. Sorry to be "that guy" that says to search, but my recommendation is to "search" for info.

    That said, my recommendation is the following.

    Remove cases from engine
    Strip off clear coat with paint stripper
    Use the finest grit sandpaper necessary to remove the corrosion damage. 220 grit on a palm sized DA is a good starting point.
    Purchase a sisal wheel and black cutting compound bar. You need some sort of polishing motor to drive this of course. A car paint polisher works well or, obviously, a bench mounted polishing motor.
    For the nooks and crannies, such as around the case screw indents, a stainless steel wire brush on a dremel works well.
    At this point the cases will look similar to OEM level of polish. Some people like a more bright polish so in that case you will need to move to a stitched cotton buffing wheel and fine polishing compound.

    Good luck and hope this helps.

    P1020637 by nessism, on Flickr
    Ed

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      #3
      The OP is not going to get any better info than that. As always Ed, just beautiful work.
      Larry

      '79 GS 1000E
      '93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
      '18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
      '19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
      '01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend.

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        #4
        Agree: Concise and thorough enough.
        1986 1150EF
        2008 GS1250SEA

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          #5
          Thanks for info really appreciate it fyi your photo of the pieces look amazing!! Brian

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