got a can at O'reillys for 10 bucks. Took about an hour to get the wheel to that point. The outside portion of the wheel came off instantly. It is messy but I was carful putting the stripper on. I didnt go all the way to the tire. The last lip is still black and I will sand it off. definitely easier to remove the tire but no need really.
the wheel hasnt had ANY polishing done to it yet. That is the look with JUST the paint removed. i will start with 400-600 on the wheel and go to 1000 grit, then polish
i wasnt being a jerk about it, if you took it that way. Yes O'reillys is just a autoparts store like autozone. They both have a paint and body section, its called aircraft stripper and it will eat paint off in seconds.
nice! yeah we will probably stop at 400. Also hit with red then white compound...:thumbup:i dont sand with anything higher than 320 and go to red cutting compound then white buffing compound heres some of mine![]()
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your doing a great job:thumbup:![]()
probably the price. as long as you dont go too long without giving them attention its not that hard. It wont be in ANY rain or water so, its all about wiping and shinging once a week.
Right on man. I guess it's all about where you live. I live in ALaska, so having a polished up bike wasn't a good choice...it saw water too much via the unexepected rain and so on. I loved my bike...there's always something to be said about something you actually put all the work into, and polishing is definately a pride factor, knowing you did it yourself and all. That's why i chose polishing on my first bike rather than chroming. If i had to do it again though, still living in AK, I'd chrome just cause up here it's way too hard to maintain a polish.
