Buffing aluminum?

kustommusic · Post by **kustommusic** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:02 pm

Paul, Ya I get the dust bunnies. I just clean up with my shop vac (occasionally) But then I don't paint in my shop either. Just a thought about clear coating polished aluminum, I have not had good results doing that,I thought because the wax leaves a residue (don't know this for certain). Also have been told the smooth surface doesnt leave anything the clear can adhere to. It sorta sounds right. Let us know how yours comes out. Steve(Kustommusic) Greer

4shorts · Post by **4shorts** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:04 pm

kustommusic wrote:Paul, Ya I get the dust bunnies. I just clean up with my shop vac (occasionally) But then I don't paint in my shop either. Just a thought about clear coating polished aluminum, I have not had good results doing that,I thought because the wax leaves a residue (don't know this for certain). Also have been told the smooth surface doesnt leave anything the clear can adhere to. It sorta sounds right. Let us know how yours comes out. Steve(Kustommusic) Greer

Steve when I was doing the Cub I experimented a bit with clear coating the polished parts and found the following.

After polishing the parts I washed them with mineral sprits and got any contaminates off of them. I sprayed one side cover with automotive clear coat but didn't like the outcome because the coating went on to thick so I removed that clear and went with a shaker can of clear and it worked perfectly. I've used the bike allot and it holds up perfectly and maintains a perfect shine so It might be something you might want to try. Folks who look at the engine thinks It was all chromed so that's good enough for me! Ride safe. Paul

Dogsbd · Post by **Dogsbd** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:00 pm

Looking at this thread a night or two ago got me searching for aluminum buffing "stuff" on the internet. Came across one really good site/company:

http://www.caswellplating.com

4shorts · Post by **4shorts** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:15 am

Dogsbd wrote:Looking at this thread a night or two ago got me searching for aluminum buffing "stuff" on the internet. Came across one really good site/company:

http://www.caswellplating.com

Ah Cecil you had to go and show me that link didn't ya!
Now I'm tempted to order that kit. The buffer is great because the shaft is long allowing you to get at all the areas of the parts to be buffed. Good price too. Thanks for the link. Paul

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/34hpbuffkit.html

Dogsbd · Post by **Dogsbd** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:24 pm

I thought you would like that!

I'm thinking smaller for myself, I think this will do fine for my Dream:

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/alpolkit.htm

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