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    Polishing

    What do you guys uses to make the old cases look better? Thanks. I put a 18,000 BTU heater in my shop and am ready to get use of it.

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    Caswell

    Caswellplating.com has really nice polishing kit with lots of different buffs and rouge, plus some liquid stuff like mothers all in a little kit. I got one and love it. Makes aluminum look like chrome.
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    • #3
      Most people just use sandpaper. Start course and end up fine. I start at @ 600 grit usually and used to end up at 2000, but there's a guy on Ebay that you can get 3000 grit from.... so that's what I finish with, followed by some Simichrome polish or Mothers on stuff that isn't going to get hot.

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      • #4
        here's what i did turned out pretty good , but if you want perfect, wet sand and then polish with the whit,or red.
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        • #5
          I'm fond of black paint. It does wonders for the looks of the bike, if properly applied.

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          • #6
            Hi Del,
            if you are getting into serious polishing mode, get a buffing wheel. And a book on how to use one. And a breathing mask.
            Everything else takes longer and is harder work. Admittedly I have very low standards but since converting one side of my 8" bench grinder to run a buffing wheel I have routinely polished stuff that I would otherwise have just put back on "as is" or done a Geezer on and painted black. Paint has to dry, polishing is instant.
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            • #7
              Polishing ideas, and thanks

              Thanks to all.

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