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gt55o cylindercover polish
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:40 am
by carlo
My ram air covers are scratched, and I would like to do them very nice and shiny. What procedure and kind of sandpaper are useful.
Thanks for answer
Re: gt55o cylindercover polish
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:42 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
Mostly its just old fashioned 'elbow grease' eh ?
- possibly file the areas of deep scratches
- then wet sand with 600 paper
- then finer
- then finer
- finish with 2000 grit
- then use a mop (possibly on a power drill) and usually red followed by blue polishing compound
- then lovingly apply a cream or liquid metal polish and repeat frequently (or in a salty or wet climate you may want to clear coat)
When re-attaching the shroud, don't forget to re-connect the ground wire.

Re: gt55o cylindercover polish
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:16 pm
by carlo
What is red and blue compound?
(I have until now only used autosol for polishing; sometimes windows/mirror cleaner for polishing)
Re: gt55o cylindercover polish
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:59 pm
by tz375
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