Polished Motors

[STEERJOCK]

I see all these trikes with polished motors... where do they get this done? Or what are they for motors? Cost? They make a trike stand out big time.

[Sinbad46]

talk to gkingpolishing on this forum. Or go see the tread in "New products and pre-order"

[CaptainRon]

Harbor Freight has quite a bit of polishing supplies and equipment at low cost - but usually needs a lot of elbow grease to get desired results.

[MonroeMike]

I did my aluminum with wire wheels, shiny enough for me.

[AutoXer]

wire wheel will leave good sized gouges. Strip the paint off with paint stripper or brake cleaner and I got the harbour freight kit that goes on a drill
The chutch side i used a drill but the stator and cdi I did right and looks great

[MonroeMike]

Mine didn't have paint, but it was badly corroded. I actually had to sand the caliper to get the barnicles off. I kept going finer with the wire wheels till the scratches were minimal. I bought that polishing kit also, gonna have to get it out now after seeing yours. Big difference.

[sandpuppi101]

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo64/sandpuppi101/100_0382.jpg



You mean like this one !!! It's an ancient chinese secret....

[WIkid500]

sandpuppi that doesn't look polished. More of a glass bead finish?

[HondaHarry]

Heres an 86 Motor I did about 4 years ago...

Lots of work, but fun, used a canvas buffing wheel and
Green and Red Jewelers Rouge, Stripped the paint and
Started with the Red, and finished with Green. The Cylinder
and Head, need to be sanded, use high speed and light
pressure to avoid low spots.

Its alot shinier, just dusty from sitting around. need to
get it in the trike one of these days. Id say I have about 15
hours into it, and I didnt do the centercases.

Im sure a pro with the right tools could do it faster, but I was
determined to do it myself. The waterpump cover was a pain.
I finally gave in and painted the parts I couldnt polish with black paint.

Maybe i'll get it wiped down and take a better pic of it tonite.
but heres the one I have of it in the computer.

No Clue what I or anyone else would charge to do it. HH

[sandpuppi101]

sandpuppi that doesn't look polished. More of a glass bead finish?


LOL,It was polished alright but it did'nt take me long to figure out it was way too much work for me.It was blasted before hand but not glass bead it was shell's- I can't remember if they were walnut or what..You can see where I did'nt get it in the cylinder fin's.Just a crapy job compared to the other polishe job's I guess,LOL ..

[MonroeMike]

sandpuppi that doesn't look polished. More of a glass bead finish?

Almost has a aluminum paint look to it. I like it though.

[MonroeMike]

Heres an 86 Motor I did about 4 years ago....
...No Clue what I or anyone else would charge to do it. HH

It shows that you put alot of work into it.

[WIkid500]

sandpuppi that doesn't look polished. More of a glass bead finish?


LOL,It was polished alright but it did'nt take me long to figure out it was way too much work for me.It was blasted before hand but not glass bead it was shell's- I can't remember if they were walnut or what..You can see where I did'nt get it in the cylinder fin's.Just a crapy job compared to the other polishe job's I guess,LOL ..



I like the shell blasted look. Like someone else said almost looks like aluminum paint, looks pretty clean. Keeping a polished motor clean is a lot of work.

[dunerash]

This one was also done about 4-5 years ago.. I paid someone to do it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/dunerash/100_4347.jpg

[AutoXer]

thats the probem with polishing it really brings out the flaws .... any scratch or rusty part or bolt etc etc.....

[aaron7]

Many, many, many hours with a dremel. I did an intake manifold once for my car, never again!

dunerash, that thing looks fuggin amazing...

[STEERJOCK]

Well heres a picture of a beast I found on the internet, this is the type of finish I want. Pic is below...

[MonroeMike]

This one was also done about 4-5 years ago.. I paid someone to do it.

Now that looks great.

[harryredtrike]

dangit boys now i want to do it to my 200x.its gonna be a lot of work:wondering

[harryredtrike]

only if you use a coarse wire brush,use brass,feel it.soft wire soft on the finish

[harryredtrike]

thats awsome dunerash,looks killer

[tri-Z ripper]

lots of elbow grease and patience to do a good job! a good bench top buffer does wonders but takes a while unless it is high RPM and a strong enough horse power motor!