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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: proudndn21 on January 16, 2007, 03:12:43 PM

Title: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: proudndn21 on January 16, 2007, 03:12:43 PM

I was just wandering if anyone has or knows how to polish or chrome the out side of the engine?

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: alan on January 17, 2007, 02:10:11 AM

look through the gallery, lots of fuys have blinged out there ride! :-D

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: proudndn21 on January 17, 2007, 04:58:04 AM

yeah but how would i go about doing this?  :?

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: alan on January 17, 2007, 05:52:35 AM

I have a lot of experience polishing metals over the years. It is simply taking a finish thought a series of finer and finer abrasives. You start with what ever is the grit that will make the metal smother than what it is now, all the way to at least #400 grit. Then you move into the buffing compounds till finally you arrive at the final polishing compound! I am sure you will find lots of stuff on the web if you start searching. Here is the first one I found on Google.

http://www.perfectpolish.com/

PS it is very time consuming work and you need some high power buffers. Also you can burn edges that will cause cases not to seal if you are not careful!

Alan :-D

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: alan on January 17, 2007, 06:18:59 AM

check this out

http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=topn&cat=0&pos=165

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: proudndn21 on January 17, 2007, 03:29:56 PM

Hey Alan thanks for the tips.

Title: Re: Exterior Engine polishing
Post by: kx666 on January 25, 2007, 12:54:37 PM

i have been wondering if polishing the motor would make it run hotter??? i would like to see a before and after temp
~steve