Lower Leg Pitting
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Lower Leg Pitting
My lower fork legs have started to pit. I know I can go with chrome or black but is there anything else I can do with these? I remember years ago Itried polishing legs on another bike and found out the hard way that they are coated and once you start polishing you can't stop until you are done and what a PIA! Are there any other chemicals or choices in polishing? What about fine sandpaper and then sealing somehow? Has anybody tried something like that?
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RE: Lower Leg Pitting
get a sisle wheel-spelling. It has fiber within the cotton to remove coatings/paint. Just maintain 7,200rpm at the end of the wheel-drill 3,000rpm+ 6inch wheel= 7,000 rpm at wheel. It cuts a lot of work out. I have ploished several lower legs and upper and it takes about 4 hours to get them right. I prefer to use a 8 inch wheel with a drill but if you have a free standing unit 6 inch will work. Love the look. If you have pitting you will need to sand these out before polishing.
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Thirdup, I was thinking the same thing. But can you explain the 3m paint guard thing?
Thirdup, I was thinking the same thing. But can you explain the 3m paint guard thing?
Here's a thread showing some of the 3M stuff:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_2639908/tm.htm
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