How to polish a swingarm?

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PA_KDX_DUDE

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May 14, 2004

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• Jul 22, 2004

• #1

I'm trying to fix up a 1992 YZ 250 and the swingarm looks terrible. I'd like to polish it instead of painting. Does anyone know how to polish a swingarm? What tools are involved with this and is it time consuming?

 

MikeT

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• Jul 22, 2004

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Couldn't tell you where to start, but I know many that have done it and wish they hadn't. It turns into a continuous re polishing chore. You might want to reconsider painting or just having it beas blasted and clear coated.

 

Patman

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• Jul 22, 2004

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ScotchBrite it. Don't have to worry about keeping it perfect like if it were polished, it's still a bare aluminum finish and it will look pretty much like it was always that way.

 

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hrc125rider

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• Jul 25, 2004

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what i did was start wit a very gritty piece of sand paper and make my way down to the smoothest san paper there is....works fine for me but have fun polishing it for several hours

 

YZ165

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• Jul 25, 2004

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I polished the upper fork tubes and swingarm on my '92 KX250 and will never do it again. It is indeed a never ending re-polish job. My .02

 

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johnieh11

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• Jul 26, 2004

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shiney swingarm

Send it to me and I'll make it shine, You need a varable speed buffer some cloth wheels and polishing rogue.

 

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JasonWho

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• Jul 26, 2004

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yeah, send it to him after every single ride. :-)