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Aug 1, 2010 | 12:51 AM

#61

pjciii

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From: Lawrenceville Ga

because chromosexuals are a dieing breed. 1 hour ride,
5 hour cleaning.

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:45 AM

#62

bikergeoff

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From: Just South of Detroit, MI

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Originally Posted by 32vld

So when you get a Blacked Out bike you then are hiding the engine. Making it's detail, thus it's beauty obscured. Harley owner's are proud of their engines.

I love the look when the aluminum parts of an engine are polished. Wash it little wax and it looks new. The black paint on the engines is harder to keep looking like new.

Show me an aluminum engine with 97K that looks like new... Without 5 hours of polishing twice a month. As for keeping wrinkle black looking new, I hose it off wash it with wizard's bike wash and dry it with a leaf blower. About every third wash I spay some "Pig Spit" on the wrinkle and it looks like new.

Aug 1, 2010 | 05:57 AM

#63

dog155

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From: Windham,Maine

Part of what makes the world revolve is different strokes for different folks.I too love the polished aluminum against any color.A friend is putting together a bike with an engine from the same Co mine is from R&R,it is powdercoated black and is beautiful.Just not my style.

Aug 1, 2010 | 07:58 AM

#64

streetglidin

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I like both ,but imo chrome looks better

Aug 1, 2010 | 08:24 AM

#65

rocknrod

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From: Hico, TX (once home to Billy the Kid)

Of you polish chrome your screwing up anyway.
It is not aluminum nor polishable.
It wipes clean!
If you "Polish" it - it leaves scracthes in the surface.
Some 409 and wipe it clean. Thats all thats needed on chrome.