My Little Detail Polisher

[Grisoman]

Keeping the stainless steel pipes on my bike polished was always a chore until I decided to wrap a sock around the head of my old Craftsman detail sander. Works very well especially in tight spaces where no other polisher dare go. So today I tried it on my rockerbox (ooops, 'valve') cover. All in all about 5 minutes work and I think it did a decent job.

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[Paul Hawker]

Clever idea
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[thompsonracing]

Nice one! Make sure the bit you're using doesn't wear through the sock. I would definitely use an old microfiber towel over a sock as the microfiber won't leave any microscratches.

 

[JustinB]

Have you ever tried the polishing bits they make for those small rotary tools?

Such as this Dremel attachment: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Accessories/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=422

 

[Junkman2008]

You know, the Mother's Powerball works excellent for shining up the exhaust. A little pricey though.

 

[Grisoman]

Have you ever tried the polishing bits they make for those small rotary tools?

Such as this Dremel attachment: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Accessories/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=422

Yes I have. What I found was these are for very light duty as the felt is simply screwed on. Anything other than light pressure will cause the felt to strip and the shaft just spins in the felt wheel/cone.

 

[Grisoman]

You know, the Mother's Powerball works excellent for shining up the exhaust. A little pricey though.

I have the mini Powerball and it works well for the areas it can reach. It is a bit messier though. If I had uncoated aluminum wheels, it would be the ticket though. I do like the uncoated look, but they have a very high maintenance tax!

 

[Newport Viper]

This is strange to me..... I have never seen this little circle around an emblem before?? I had a gen 1 and it didn't have that. Are those glued on??

 

[Grisoman]

Not a stick on. Maybe someone forgot to grind the insert edges after the cover was cast?