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Old 01-06-2014, 05:57 PM
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After purchasing the chrome HD caliper screens for my 14 SG,getting them home and realizing they weren't very "chrome" I returned them and got my $60.00 back. This morning I popped my stockers off, took them to my shop and polished them on a wheel with white rouge which took about 10 minutes each. Below are the before and after as well as installed pics




 
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What type of metal are they, aluminum?
 
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They are stainless
 
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Looks good...I painted mine gloss black
 
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I like it! What about painting the calipers with that silver wheel paint? I bet that would look great with the polished screens.
 
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What about those stock caliper bolts?
 
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Looks good. Thanks for the tip..
 
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Looks nice. What's white rouge?
 
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they look nice. now. but give it a short while and they'll be covered with brake dust again. i like the idea about painting them black.
 
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Originally Posted by Lowcountry Joe
What about those stock caliper bolts?
they make a kit from Harley but really only need to buy 4 bolts or polish those babies like you did the screens.

I did the same thing on my SGS. If the kind of tarnish pretty quik I think I'll paint them. hanny
 


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