Hey, thanks Graham. I was figuring it was going to be an 'all or nothing'. I'll probably try tackling the flat side covers as they're easy, the fork legs - I'll just keep them as clean as I can....for now.
Guess I was looking for the 'miracle ointment' that would polish both the clear and the aluminum at the same time! Cheers! Eric On Apr 11, 5:59 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric, I have a 2002 Nighthawk 750 also. Mine doesn't have the > corrosion yours has but I have and have had other bikes that do. You > can't do much about the alluminum that has the clear coat other than > sand it off and shine the alluminum. I have done that on bikes and > it can come up like chrome. Flat pieces like some of the engine side > covers are relatively easy to do but others aren't. I did the valve > cover on a CB650 Nighthawk, just sanded the top and the beveled edge > and it turned out great. If you have all the buffing tools to get in > the crevices, it would be easier. Some Kawasakis of the 80's don't > have the clear coat and the alluminum polishes up pristine. Graham > > On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:48 PM, Eric Wun wrote: > > > > > Question for all the NH Experts here (just got mine a week or so > > back). 2002 750 Nighthawk (yeah!) > > > How do you clean and polish and with what - the front fork legs, > > engine side covers and engine top casings? Seems there's a > > (plastic?) coating on the aluminum so I'm not sure I can use an > > aluminum/metal polish. They look pretty 'crappy' and pocked-marked > > from road debris, general neglect, and just 'stuff'. So, it's now > > - part plastic-stuff, and part bare aluminum. > > > Thanks, > > > Eric > > > -- > > 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 nighthawk_lovers > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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.
