[bikerider58]

I really hate the time and effort it takes to polish the natural strips on the rims, the swing arm, covers, triple clamp.

I ride the bike almost daily and don't take the time to polish it a lot, but when things get dull grey it is time. After about 4 hours it looks great, except for around the screw indents.

What a waste of time.

 

[ImNoPrince]

yup I hate polishing as well and will keep on Blackening everything I can over the winter.

 

[dfhg]

Chrome it!

Jim

 

[blacknblack]

Dx!!!

 

[t_revs]

Scotchbrite then...............

 

[VanislVrod]

Its a full time job keeping the alum in good order wish i had an all black bike...

 

[70roadrunner]

Its a full time job keeping the alum in good order wish i had an all black bike...

just start chroming my son........

 

[thumbsupracing]

just start chroming my son........

I don't think your son would look good or be as functional all chromed out.

 

[blacknblack]

throw it in a fire for 1 minute then drag it out... medium well done... all black...

 

[Philthy]

A lift makes wheel clean up super easy. Even the all black XR wheels show a lot of dirt.

 

[bikerider58]

No doubt a lift makes it easier, but for the natural stuff it takes rubbing time.

Black would be good, but I'm thinking a gray so it doesn't show the dirt as much.

More correctly; a dark charcoal color that comes from Type III hard anodizing.

 

[AOW]

Mother's Powerball mini and a good drill, cordless or otherwise

 

[VanislVrod]

Mother's Powerball mini and a good drill, cordless or otherwise

Yes a powerball saves time and does an excellent job shining up the aluminum but dont leave the cordless drill in your laundry room for a week cause laundry lint/dust is a biyatch of a thing when you fire up the drill!!

 

[3OliveMartini]

powder it...

 

[AOW]

I've been applying "Pig Snot" to the bare aluminum parts after polishing and it has done wonders for extending the time between polishing. I honestly only need to polish twice a season now. (unless I'm stupid enough to park my bike next to an irrigated flowerbed while at the beach). When I wash the bike I reapply Pig Snot to the wheels. Only wash the bike maybe 6x/year

 

[VanislVrod]

Ive been meaning to ask were would I find that pigsnot product??

 

[bikerider58]

What?!? Pig Snot?

I don't think the local Kragen's has it.

Assuming you don't have a pot belly pig as a pet; where do you get it?

 

[richpf]

I've got a set of slotted wheels from an '06 Nightrod that have been powder coated gloss black wiht nearly new Metzlers if your interested. I just replaced these with a custom set also PC'd black.

I too have been frustrated with having to clean the "polished" aluminum. I have taken the path of powder coating.

 

[Dropsomegears]

Cyclegear has pigsnot.

 

[AOW]

most bike shops, even some HD shops, carry PigSnot or Amazon.com