Reply With QuoteThat's what I used.
Just want to make sure I bought the correct scotch brite pads. I bought these....
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/scotch-...ds-105510.html
That's what I used.
are you actually trying to get em shiny? or just remove grime and rust?
I took my header off and used 1200 emory cloth strips w/ wd40 to get the most of it then micro fiber cloth w/ heavy metal polish..only thing is it only lasted maybe 200 miles..
Just looking to clean them up a bit. Don't want them shiny. Maybe remove some blueing. Would you guys advise to use some sort of polish after the scotch brite? Any brand better than others?
Scotch-brite and WD is all you will want if you just want to clean them. They will go to a nice gold after you ride a while.
Looks like I have some plans tonight then. Friday night with my buell :)
I did mine last weekend. Brought the bike into the house and cleaned these bad boys.
This is the beginning condition.
This is after the scotch brite and the LPS.
And this is the final product after the 1000 grit sand paper and the aluminum polish application
not sure why the pictures don't come up. If you copy and paste the link or open URL in different tab then it works. Sorry, still learning this stupid site when it comes to pictures.
I tried scotchbrite pads and wd40 on mine and it made no impact whatsoever after about half an hour. Previous owner had pipes wrapped and they were pretty bad. Sanded for about 8 hours, and still not perfect. Just wondering how everyones comes up after using the pads. I have seen heaps of pics on here, but i mean up close are they really smooth? Mine still look pitted.
This is after 8hrs sanding
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