Restore/Polish your clear plastic

[roboto65]

Yeah that dremel works great HUH

[Greg Cothern]

NOPE not a dremel!!!!!!  Chucked up a arbor and a polishing wheel thingy in my bench top drill press and went to town!

Here is an old riser bridge from my Valk I polished half of it! 

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[TLRam1]

Greg those look great! We need to send our bits to You for polishing!

[Curtis_Valk]

NOPE not a dremel!!!!!!  Chucked up a arbor and a polishing wheel thingy in my bench top drill press and went to town!

Here is an old riser bridge from my Valk I polished half of it! 

Anything worth doing is worth doing half way, I always say!    Looks good!

Curtis

[Greg Cothern]

Greg those look great! We need to send our bits to You for polishing!

NOT!!!!!!!!!!  I have enough to do!  LoL.

Curtis you know me, halfway or nothing! 

[Charles S Otwell]

I've heard that Greg would polish a small spot on your bike, then just quit, but I didn't know he done it to himself too

[Curtis_Valk]

I've heard that Greg would polish a small spot on your bike, then just quit, but I didn't know he done it to himself too

HA HA HAH HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So true!!!!

Curtis

[Greg Cothern]

I DONT KNOW what you talking about!  I would NEVER do such a thing to anyone!

[roboto65]

Oh and he has a bug that lives in his Garage to you step in there and you will get it LOL  POLISH BUG 

[Sledge Hammer]

Terry, thanks much for the polishing tips. The switch gear housings on my bike are looking rather sad, so I tink I'm going to have to have a crack at polishing them up.

Now, my next question is, what do you use on aluminum to prevent further oxidation?

[Greg Cothern]

I can answer this one, MORE POLISH!  LoL, Or clearcoating!   

[TLRam1]

Now, my next question is, what do you use on aluminum to prevent further oxidation?

I have not used a protector, I have done as Greg so eloquently put, more polish. I have not had something polished that long yet. If it becomes a pain I might experiment.

One guy I know clear coated but I am not sure with what and he was disappointed when gas ran on it and turned a little yellow.

Another states this.......you HAVE to use automotive acrylic TWO parts clear coat (Glasurit, Max Meyer. etc)

And others recommend this,

Back in November I got a can of ACF-50 anti-corrosion spray. I painted it onto the chrome work on the Suzuki, then went for a ride the next day.

As bad luck would have it, the roads had been freshly gritted for winter. The bike ended up COVERED in salt. Well, I thought it would make a good test of how effective the spray was.

Over 8 weeks later, I've not washed the bike nor touched up the ACF since, and there are STILL no signs of rust. And this is on 30+ year old chrome which is already pitted in some places on the wheel rims, mudguards etc.

Off the website;
•   was used during the filming of WaterWorld
•   was used during the filming of The Titanic
•   is a marine version of the aviation and military's ACF-50

http://www.corrosionauthority.com/

[Sledge Hammer]

That's great information to know, Terry! You also just hit on one of my biggest concerns about winter riding: the salt! When I saw the post about the corroded engine mount on somebody's bike in a prior MOOT post, that got me thinking about the long-term effects of corrosion, and especially the application of salt to the roads in the winter. Since we're prohibited from outdoor water usage in North Georgia for the foreseeable future, washing the bike after a ride to clean the road grime off of it is not an option. Going to have to check into this ACF-50 more closely. Thanks!

[Charles S Otwell]

No car wash ? what a bummer!!

[Curtis_Valk]

Someone said that it was so dry in Georgia the catfish had trouble with fleas! 

Curtis