scotchbrite question
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scotchbrite question
Anyone ever completely scotchbrite a chrome wheel?
I've done most of the chrome on my bike so far, but am hesitant to do the front spoke wheel. Im thinking of just doing the outer hoop--the stock hub already has a kind of a flat look to it.
Exile and Tod's Cycle both build bikes with a brushed look on the wheels--just not sure if they started with a chrome and then scuffed it, or what....
otherwise--everything else has turned out pretty cool. I did the stock chrome harley controls last weekend, and they turned out exactly like I wanted. Completely scuffed the levers, controls, master cylinder, switch housings--everything..looks great.
I cut a couple of scuff pads into small squares, and put them on an air grinder--makes pretty damn fast work of it. It will melt the pads though, it you hold it in one spot too long!!
I've done most of the chrome on my bike so far, but am hesitant to do the front spoke wheel. Im thinking of just doing the outer hoop--the stock hub already has a kind of a flat look to it.
Exile and Tod's Cycle both build bikes with a brushed look on the wheels--just not sure if they started with a chrome and then scuffed it, or what....
otherwise--everything else has turned out pretty cool. I did the stock chrome harley controls last weekend, and they turned out exactly like I wanted. Completely scuffed the levers, controls, master cylinder, switch housings--everything..looks great.
I cut a couple of scuff pads into small squares, and put them on an air grinder--makes pretty damn fast work of it. It will melt the pads though, it you hold it in one spot too long!!
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damn!!
tough crowd.....I knew that though...
I figured I could get an answer w/o pictures though, c'mon....surely someone has tried to brush their wheels...
If not--I'll be the first to try it, cause thats my plan today.
Anyway--be lurking on the site for months, enjoying the reading. just havent gotten around to putting up pics..Havent quite figured out how to get them on the site from my phone.
tough crowd.....I knew that though...
I figured I could get an answer w/o pictures though, c'mon....surely someone has tried to brush their wheels...
If not--I'll be the first to try it, cause thats my plan today.
Anyway--be lurking on the site for months, enjoying the reading. just havent gotten around to putting up pics..Havent quite figured out how to get them on the site from my phone.
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