polishing the cr frame

[lestat357]

anyone done it? ive read articles on it talking about sanding the whole thing down then buffing but i think thats a bit extreme if it aint in real bad shape to begin with. i bought a polishing kit to use on a drill and am just gonna use compound on it in a few spots to see if it works. i will post back when i try it, might be today.

 

[IndyMX]

I polished my frame.. It's a complete pain in the a$$. To do it right you have to pretty much tear the bike down completely. It looks pretty good when it's done, but it doesn't last very long.

 

[lestat357]

i already have to basically take the bike apart since its pretty beat up so i can regrease and replace stuff. maybe ill look into powdercoating ill probably do the swingarm to.

 

[lestat357]

ive got a bench grinder im gonna use for the buffing process on the frame and swingarm but if it dont work and i screw it up ill just powdercoat it im going to powdercoat my rims and a few other small pieces as it is come tax return time this bike is gonna be awesome

 

[IndyMX]

Don't powder coat your rims.. They flex... It'll come off pretty easy. Then your rims will look horrible.. Get them Anodized if anything.

I use Mothers Aluminum & Mag polish, works great.. I have a pic of my 450 right side cover in my gallery.. Before I polished, it was really badly abused... Looked horrible.. See for yourself how it looks now.

 

[lestat357]

im gonna look into that thanks for the warning