polishing questions?

[vartiak15]

ok well im not going to chrome or paint the axle and froks so what i want to no is what all do i need to do to polishthe axle and fork bottoms?

This is what i think
1. sand off all paint
2. sand with a heavy grit sand paper
3. sand with lighter git paper
4. sand with fine git paper
5. use mothers polish and polish it in like i am waxing a car
6. clear coat them

are these the right steps?

[jeswinehart]

i haven't tried to polish steele ( axles ) but have some experiance i alu polishig.
what i have done as a rule is to sandblast and then use #7 buffing compound ( with a big buffing pad and a eletric drill ).

the steel parts i have only sandblasted + painted ,,, i clear coat all the parts afterwards,,,,


john

[vartiak15]

well the front forks are aluminum right? i got the compund but i got to find it. does it have instructions on the back? can you tell me what to do?

[x.system]

well the front forks are aluminum right? i got the compund but i got to find it. does it have instructions on the back? can you tell me what to do?

You can eliminate the sanding on those fork tubes if you have an electric motor like a bench grinder. Get the right kind of pads and compounds and you can do them in about 2 hours. Mothers is a polish not a rubbing compound, you will save yourself alot of time by using the correct compounds and pads. you can find alot of good products here, www.eastwood.com