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got me polish on nc29

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:47 pm
by monkey
started this on the old forum but never showed the results, bought a cheap drill from wicks and some polish mops and compounds on ebay and gave it a go, here are the results

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and the rear wheel still need to do the front

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Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:06 pm
by castrol101
Thats done a great job!! Could you put the ebay link up for the mop/compounds you used??

Cheers

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:54 pm
by monkey
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motorcycle-Genera ... dZViewItem

good friendly service, can get more compound from any online shop

http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Poli ... pment.html ;)

grey, then white, then blue to finish

you also might need a metal brush if you need to remove paint first

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-7-Piece ... dZViewItem

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:19 pm
by castrol101
Cheers fella - how long did the polishin take ya?

My yokes need doin and probs my frame aswell coz it looks as though someone tried to polish it and didnt finish, or just did a crap job lol. And it wernt me!!!

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:28 pm
by monkey
it takes a while but you can get big dents and scores out, took me about a week, porbably 20 hours, but i did yoke and nut, petrol cap both clip ons, choke bracket, resevoir bracket, rear wheel and forks and fork tops, have got a polished swing arm too that needs going over, but im waiting for my chain to bein need of changing before i put that on,

doing the frame will take a while i was gonna do it but i have to swap everything over to my spare frame as i use the bike everyday and i cant find the time, dont even know if ill have the patience to polish such a large job :shock: :shock:

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:45 pm
by binge
My NC29 was all polished up at one stage. I had both engine covers done, Frame, swinger, rims, Petty cap, yoke, rear sets, Clip ons, The lot.

Over time ive slowly replaced it all with black parts.
Only thing thats stayed is the frame/swinger and wheels.
The rest is now satin black. :)

Clicky

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:08 pm
by monkey
yeah looks nice, :D

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:08 am
by greggo
Is it wise to polish your yokes to a reflective shine? :shock:

You may find the odd flash of light in your eyes a bit distracting. Unless of course you live somewhere the sun doesn't shine?
:cry:
Like the UK? :D

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:54 pm
by monkey
lol yeah no sun here so it doesnt matter :)

i havent had that problem, if your looking forward instead of down at your yokes you should be ok :roll: 8-)

Re: got me polish on nc29

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:52 am
by craigs23
Interesting. Makes all the non-polished areas look even worse though.