Ever Drop Your Bike & Scratch Up The Engine Cases?

[rktmanfj]

Nice job, but why stop there? Take a look at Pats or Leon's bike to see where you can take the FJ with Some polish and elbo grease

Where do I see these bikes?

Pat's '84:




Leon's '91:

[Pat Conlon]

Get a spray bottle with some water and wet sand (keeps the paper clean) with some 2000 grit, then 2 applications of Simichrome and it will look like a mirror. Easy peesey.

Isn't working with aluminum fun? Don't worry about becoming addicted...
.....just keep telling yourself that you can stop at any time.

(Although those fork lowers sure look good polished, right Leon?)

[movenon]

might as well clean it while I am at it.... Still haven't done the swing arm...... Guess I will redo the head pipes. Someday I will try to get them ceramic coated.
George

[1tinindian]

Right on Pat, let that inner beauty come out and shine, brother!
Simichrome????Did someone say "SIMICHROME"? That is the drug of choice for the polishers addiction !

George, AAWESOME job on those forks, buddy!

Shine On!

Leon

[movenon]

More bling.....

[movenon]

Right on Pat, let that inner beauty come out and shine, brother!
Simichrome????Did someone say "SIMICHROME"? That is the drug of choice for the polishers addiction !

George, AAWESOME job on those forks, buddy!

Shine On!

Leon

Thanks Leon but you and Pat set the standard  The wife wants to know why the drier won't work.... 

George

[Pat Conlon]

Ooooooh..George has it baaaad...

Looking good! 

[1tinindian]

Ooooooh..George has it baaaad...

Looking good! 

Agreed.
He makes me proud! He's one of us, Pat!

[movenon]

Ooooooh..George has it baaaad...

Looking good!  

Thanks, mufflers next as soon as I get them repacked.... Front end should be back together tomorrow. Got some new Uni Pods from Randy. They look good can't wait to get them mounted and the box out of way. I guess winter is good for something.....
Leon I usually have a picture of your or Pats bike on my desktop just to keep me going.  Hats off to you guys 
George

[Capn Ron]

might as well clean it while I am at it.... Still haven't done the swing arm...... Guess I will redo the head pipes. Someday I will try to get them ceramic coated.
George

Dayaaaam!  Those are some shiny bits!  I keep seeing these polished forks and wonder if I should get a polishing wheel...There may be NO end to it though!  I ceramic coated my down pipes during the rebuild...mostly to bottle in the heat and keep it away from the front of the engine.  I didn't even consider that they might be stainless...may have gone the polishing route on them!

Cap'n Ron. . .

[Pat Conlon]

The virus is spreading.....

BWHAAAAHAAAHAAA .....

[airheadPete]

Oh gawd... You guys need help. Sooo much help. It's probably a lost cause.
At least, (like my wife says), we know where you are. Simchrome doesn't give off very strong fumes, does it?

My '92s next owner, (me), was either gonna save it or trash it. Between Randy and myself, it's on the road back to recovery. But it will NEVER look like your guys'. Wow! My hats off to you.

(If I ever make a rally, I'll just park behind the biggest tree available, ok?)

[~JM~]

Thanks for the tips guys. Those are some great looking bikes & parts! Looks like there are a few hours in those fork legs. That polishing wheel set-up is simply ingenious.

I have always liked working with aluminum & stainless steel. Aluminum is so easy to work & a very forgiving material. Plus both aluminum & stainless look good at almost any level of finish, from raw, to brushed, to polished & even engine turned or jeweled.

~JM~

[movenon]

Oh gawd... You guys need help. Sooo much help. It's probably a lost cause.
At least, (like my wife says), we know where you are. Simchrome doesn't give off very strong fumes, does it?

My '92s next owner, (me), was either gonna save it or trash it. Between Randy and myself, it's on the road back to recovery. But it will NEVER look like your guys'. Wow! My hats off to you.

(If I ever make a rally, I'll just park behind the biggest tree available, ok?)

Don't worry about what your bike looks like for a rally, just show up and enjoy the group. "it's the people not the bike". If Pat and Leon ever park there bikes next to each other on a sunny day you could go temporally blind.... Post some pictures of your 92 and tell us how you are doing. More than a few of us can relate to being "on the road to recovery"

The forks are actually easy to strip and polish, that's the good news. The bad is your need to keep them polished (never leave home without Simichorme)....  Better for bikes stored inside and not used daily in areas where they put corrosive crap on the roads.

As a note for Leon, I see Simichrome is imported by a company in Iowa.... Now I know 
George

[X-Ray]

Dammit, that's it! Now I have to go buy one of hose polishing/buffing machiney things