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Re: Polish it

22 Oct 2007 15:55
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Has anybody tried to 'Flitz' it?!? Wonder how well that would work?
1977 KZ 1000A - Currently rebuilding
1980 KZ 750 LTD - Mostly stock daily rider
1979 KZ 1000 LTD - Parts bike and/or future project
1979 KZ 1000 ST
1980 GS 750 L
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Re: Polish it

22 Oct 2007 15:56
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Has anybody tried to 'Flitz' it?!? Wonder how well that would work?
1977 KZ 1000A - Currently rebuilding
1980 KZ 750 LTD - Mostly stock daily rider
1979 KZ 1000 LTD - Parts bike and/or future project
1979 KZ 1000 ST
1980 GS 750 L
2003 ZRX 1200 R

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Re: Polish it

22 Oct 2007 21:23
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Well, I'll be taking the engine out of the bike soon to powder coat the frame. I'm building a sturdy work table to work on the engine that will allow rotating the engine. I'll have all winter to try different approaches and products after walnut shell blasting. I know it will be a pain to get all the grit out of the nooks and crannies, but with a free-standing engine, a brush and air compressor, I think it'll do the job. I'll shell-blast it outside before the cold sets in, and then go to town on polishing.

I have no need to tear the engine down, so all work will be done on a fully assembled engine. I will post pics as I progress with the different methods/products. The pic on the MAAS polish e-Bay site has to be a "doctored" photo, and highly unlikely that it's the result of only the polish (no, not people from Poland - the creme thing their lying about:P ).

Now if I could find a source for walnut shell blast media in the Detroit area...

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Re: Polish it

21 Nov 2007 14:12
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You can actually get a mirror finish on a engine. Go to TarheelPolish.com and look at all the small buffs they have to get in the crooks and crannies.
My friend Steve is very good at detail work. I'm Not!
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Re: Polish it Tarheelpolish.com gone.

21 Nov 2007 20:01
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I couldn't find any reference to Tarheelpolish.com. Did they change their name?
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