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Rotors
I'm looking into getting a new rotor for the front. I want something chrome or highly polished..... Anybody have a chrome rotor? Stainless Steel? Whats the ups and downs?
What ya think?
What ya think?
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RE: Rotors
Chrome is likely to peel.
If your stock rotors aren't worn out or warped beyond straightening, why not just polish them out? You can do it in a very short while with a sander and about 5 bucks worth of sandpaper.
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If your stock rotors aren't worn out or warped beyond straightening, why not just polish them out? You can do it in a very short while with a sander and about 5 bucks worth of sandpaper.
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RE: Rotors
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Chrome is likely to peel.
If your stock rotors aren't worn out or warped beyond straightening, why not just polish them out? You can do it in a very short while with a sander and about 5 bucks worth of sandpaper.
Chrome is likely to peel.
If your stock rotors aren't worn out or warped beyond straightening, why not just polish them out? You can do it in a very short while with a sander and about 5 bucks worth of sandpaper.
please elaborate on your sander polishing technique - that's a stock rotor? unbelievable.
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RE: Rotors
It's easy. I use a an attachment that fits in a electric drill and get 3M Hook-It sandpaper from an auto paint supply store. It velcros on the drill head. Start with 320 and go up to 2000 paper. Just sand them. No big deal. Once you master not ripping the paper on the rotors edge, you can sand a side out in 30 minutes or so.....Yes, that is a stock rotor.....After sanding them, I run EBC Kevlar pads. They leave a nice satin sheen on the contact surface instead of the near galling, gouging that the stock pads do.
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RE: Rotors
Donnie,
I've got a Ness rotor for sale if you're interested. Don't know if it'll fit your ride or not. Here's the link: https://www.hdforums.com/m_1052143/tm.htm
Z
I've got a Ness rotor for sale if you're interested. Don't know if it'll fit your ride or not. Here's the link: https://www.hdforums.com/m_1052143/tm.htm
Z
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