Hello, If your Forks are Rusted and Pitted real bad nothing is going to make them better again except a Miracle or Replacing them. I used Nev-r-Dull myself but had better Results with Turtle Wax Chrome Polish. Steve............................................
On May 13, 9:46 pm, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > This may not be the route you are looking for, but it worked for me. > I have been cleaning up my 83' 650 and have had to clean up all of the > metal engine covers as well as the forks. That varnish they put on the > metal was starting to corrode. I used an automotive scuff pad made by > 3M. I will have to check because I do not remember the exact name > right now. It took a lot of patience, but I just dipped the scuff pad > in water and started to scrub. Have to keep the pad wet to keep it > from scratching too much. This took all of the old varnish off the > aluminum. Then I went back with a metal polish made by Harley > Davidson and polished it up. Not as shiny as a brand new piece with > fresh varnish, but it does shine. These will now require a lot more > attention than they would with the coating on them, but they look a > lot better. Again, the coating on yours may still be in good shape. > Mine was clearly starting to corrode in certain spots and looked > terrible. This route is also very hard on the fingers! =) > > On May 13, 6:18 pm, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Best bet is use aluminum wool. Never use steel wool on aluminum, if you > > were thinking of it. It may make it shine really bright, but it leaves > > bits of steel in the surface and they will corrode later, and I don't think > > any finish you can apply to allow the shine to show will protect against > > the corrosion that will follow, unless you wax very regularly.... > > > > Stanley > > > ________________________________ > > From: prophetic_joe <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:31:25 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tips for cleaning the aluminum. > > > Front forks and other aluminum parts are a little corroded, looking to > > polish them up a bit. I have used a dremel to polish items in the past > > and it has worked well. I tried some neverdull earlier today and it > > didn't leave me with the results I wanted. My question really is > > whether or not using a power tool to polish will take off any > > protective coating or anything on the aluminum and leave me worse off > > than I already am. Any ideas guys?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
