NYC ZX-14
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Manager Star Toyota Bayside,NY
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posted November 21, 2008 09:21 PM
Polished some aluminum parts on my 14. Pics.
Polished some of my aluminum parts. I also ground off the casting seams prior to sanding and polishing for a cleaner look. The pictures don't do the parts justice. They have a mirror finish that is hard to capture with my camera. Tonight I did the rest of the foot pegs (will post those pics soon)
Left heel guard and shifter:
Rear brake lever:
Left passenger peg:
Right heel guard:
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bawls
Needs a job
re-learning to ride
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posted November 22, 2008 06:51 PM
now you just need to get some Jewelers rouge and a buffer to finish it up with. That's what I always used on my douglas aluminum wheels on my banshee, and they looked like Chrome afterwards. Good job on the poslishing... Now have fun keeping it shiny lol
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Juice McGoose
Novice Class
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posted November 23, 2008 05:17 AM
An old trick is to paint the polished parts with clear lacquer. It will stay nice indefinitely or it can wear off in high use areas like the brake lever. The nice thing with lacquer is you can wipe in down with lacquer thinner a 100 years from now and it will come right off.
Use something like lacquer thinner or paint prep to get any wax off before you spray it. You can get clear lacquer in most stores that sell paint in spray cans.
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dcjens
Pro
Wet side of Washington
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posted November 23, 2008 07:43 AM
I stripped my rims of the brown paint . There is beautiful aluminum under there for a personal look to the 14
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