For what it is worth- those similarly inclined to try to polish their kickstands. There are lots of rough spots and irregularities to surface including a seam from where they are cast. I used a flat file to smooth out the seam and a palm sander to sand the surface smooth before attempting the polish. It's messy work so recommend gloves and a face-mask. I used a progression of sandpaper from 220/400/600/1000/2000. After the 2000 the surface can easily be buffed to a mirror finish by hand using an aluminum polish like Mothers Aluminum Polish, or use a buffing wheel to make the process quicker.
On Friday, March 3, 2023 at 7:38:04 AM UTC-6 jacob...@gmail.com wrote: > I did mine this morning at work. I used a big polishing lathe (3,000 rpm > 10HP) and a 14” color buff wheel. I used white rouge but probably would > have used a red to get a little more cut. One thing to keep in mind is that > a color buff will snatch the part from your hands. I could have done a > better job near the top but I didn’t feel the risk was worth it. If you are > using a bench top set up then there’s much less risk. It will still want to > grab though so be careful. > > All in all I’m happy with the results. Probably never do it again as I’m > not a clean your bike kind of person. > > -Jacob > > [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg] > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 3, 2023, at 8:13 AM, Kim Hetzel <krhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am waiting on the video to come out ... > > Kim. > > On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 7:59:47 PM UTC-8 Michael Baquerizo wrote: > >> yes i'll take a mini tutorial on polishing a pletscher for sure. >> >> >> >> On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 2:39:18 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> Wow, Ken! I love that polished double! A real pletscher to look at! >>> >>> How'd you do that? >>> >>> Cheers, John >>> >>> On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 7:19:38 AM UTC-8 Ken Yokanovich wrote: >>> >>>> I polished a kickstand for the build of my daughter's Cheviot and said >>>> to myself "never again!" >>>> [image: Cheviot Kicker.JPG] >>>> >>>> But then came the Platypus for my wife and I just couldn't help myself >>>> [image: Kickstand.jpg] >>>> >>>> In the end, my wife preferred a single leg version. You guessed it, I >>>> found myself polishing another Greenfield. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10:54:20 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> Now that I've watched Leah's comparo video and kicked my kickstand a >>>>> few times I'm surprised how much rattle the PDW shows. My Pletscher >>>>> Touring >>>>> and the swoopy-looking Pletscher make the same sounds, I'd return the >>>>> PDW. >>>>> I'm Team Swoopy! >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:37:57 PM UTC-8 Pam Bikes wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Of course we all understand. I don't mind the looks of the new one >>>>>> and would be willing to try it but then you said it rattled. i don't >>>>>> like >>>>>> a noisy bike. I don't mind something a little weird looking if it's >>>>>> more >>>>>> functional. Does it at least work well? Change is hard when you loved >>>>>> what you had and just want that but it did break so you do want better. >>>>>> But the new one should work better and look better too. Can't wait to >>>>>> see >>>>>> pictures of what you decide. >>>>>> >>>>>> Along the same lines, I put on a new seat post and no one will ever >>>>>> know the difference but it bugs me that it doesn't look the same. So I >>>>>> know how you feel. It's a problem we all can relate to. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10:03:21 PM UTC-5 JW wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have full faith you can swap the new kickstand on when it arrives, >>>>>>> no reason to outsource that labor with your newfound bike mechanic >>>>>>> skills! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jared >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 6:43:45 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d96f5e8b-772b-4e47-b889-f705b99c2007n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d96f5e8b-772b-4e47-b889-f705b99c2007n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a35a81c7-d449-4b1b-8993-73e7a22738f2n%40googlegroups.com.
