Constant use, and/or wax. Al goes from polish to oxide finish (that chalky grey) over a long time. Not beeswax, but car wax, carnauba wax, even "Pledge" spray wax. "Barn Find" bikes have a universal grey frosty finish on the aluminium bits
Bill Gibson, hoping his hacking and coughing isn't contagious over the internet. On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 11:10 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > I have thought of doing this to a stem from which I inadvertently polished > off some of the anodizing, to complete the job. But how do you keep it > shiny for the future? > > Patrick Moore, capitalizing and punctuating in cold, bright, ABQ, NM. > > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 2:17 AM, sebseb <[email protected]>wrote: > >> you could polish them with a polishing-paste an a polishing wheel on a >> drilling machine, though originally they were anodized, it will be more >> brilliant afterwards than it ever was...if you ever part with one (you said >> there more a couple..) please let me know...regards -seb. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
