For the aluminum portions, I sanded them down with a 'mouse' electric sander using 220grit paper. Then I used a white 'fine scotchbrite' looking pad on the same sander. With the aluminum on the engine I used the scotchbrite pad and Mother's aluminum polish. I didn't get mirror finish, but I'm happy with the results so far.
I haven't done much of anything to the valve cover yet. I experimented with a wire wheel... I might go this route, but it isn't just a 'matte' finish, it really scratches it up with deep grooves. I also tried a hand-held blaster gun with baking soda... it made a huge mess all over my driveway but did nothing to the corrosion on any of the aluminum. I'll probably stick with the wire wheel on a dremel just because I don't really want to take the cover off the bike... it's not leaking oil now and I'm scared to mess with it. :) For fine rust on chrome I stick with 0000 steel wool. It seems to take the rust off but not scratch the chrome finish. > How did you polish up the bike aluminum heads? > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/ee203197-2987-49f3-9c08-190e58b61d3a%40googlegroups.com.
