Spent a couple nights watching tv and hand polishing. Used a cordless drill and mothers power cone to get in the tight spots. Pretty stoked on it, we'll see how long it takes before it oxidizes and gets cloudy again. Used mothers mag aluminum wheels polish, and some aluminum wheels sealant to deter oxidation for a little longer.
Lol trust me I get to staring at it and see all sorts of spots that could be better, it's a vicious cycle. If it was going to last, I would take it all apart and polish it properly in my shop on a high speed polishing wheel but that's too much effort knowing it'll be back to normal in a month. I was contemplating getting it powder coated but after seeing how good it looks polished up illnever get it painted.
first was uncle cliffy's Intense SS that he let me borrow all summer while i waited for my non-existent Evil Revolt to show up - took that thing down the pro track at hood, amazing little bike
next one was my chromed cove shocker that i bought because my revolt still hadnt shown up and i wanted a bike with me when i went off to college
and now my current trail bike (she's for sale!! 2600$) - the brovert
spent way too much time polishing handlebars and cranks and fork crowns haha - ready for a murdered out carbonium bike
Clear powdercoat won't last very long.Your frame dosent have a "tooth" for it to grab on to because of the polish job.Itll work to keep it sweet looking,until it starts flaking off from normal riding.
Looks awesome though!
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