polishing & buffing !

[Bruce Wayne]

can anyone out there tell me the best thing to polish & put a shine on my pipes ! ... the ones leading directly from the engine ! thanks..:

 

[PhilM]

Try this thread.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107573

 

[kondorpilot]

Power drill with circular buffing mop. Use with Autosol metal polish. Smear the polish on the pipes with your fingers before starting , if you put too much on it will throw off when you start. Keep the drilll speed low initially and be careful that the chuck doesn't hit the pipes.Excellent results thereafter you can maintain using a cloth and polish.

 

[pomm001]

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77331

 

[GS Rider]

polish

can anyone out there tell me the best thing to polish & put a shine on my pipes ! ... the ones leading directly from the engine ! thanks..:

Autosol and load's of hard rubbing.

 

[Big Lad]

Just had a knee op and had a great time sat in the garage on me arse in the last few days using wet and dry 1200 grit with WD40. They came up a treat, almost like new.

 

[Packer]

Just had a knee op and had a great time sat in the garage on me arse in the last few days using wet and dry 1200 grit with WD40. They came up a treat, almost like new.

Don't worry, one good thrash on a salty winter road and they'll look like crap again

 

[Tony T]

I used a drill fitted with a varnish and paint remover disc (flexible) to remove the pitted chrome. I would have liked to remove the pipes but was advised the head studs would probably shear requiring the cylinders to be removed.
Once the chrome was removed I used an old Cetem polishing kit with buffing wheels and resin to buff the stainless and remove the fine scratches. They have since blued slightly but so much better than they were at no cost!
Hardest part was finding out that it was definitely chrome on stainless.

 

[pomm001]

I used a drill fitted with a varnish and paint remover disc (flexible) to remove the pitted chrome. I would have liked to remove the pipes but was advised the head studs would probably shear requiring the cylinders to be removed.
Once the chrome was removed I used an old Cetem polishing kit with buffing wheels and resin to buff the stainless and remove the fine scratches. They have since blued slightly but so much better than they were at no cost!
Hardest part was finding out that it was definitely chrome on stainless.

not sure what model your bike is
but prety sure the are all stainless, they look crap and shi**ty brown when they have had a few winters.
take a magnet and try it on your pipes,and then on a metal surface, the magnet should only have a 'light' grip on the magnet compared to the steel
I guess what you did was to remove the top layer of tarnish and get back th the shiny stuff.
lots of interesting threads on this