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Devallx
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 10:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When I got the bike there were very small scratches on the header barely noticeable (but to me they stick out like a sore thumb). From what I can tell it was from the bike tipping over. What I'm wondering, is there a way to buff them out without destroying the original look of the header?
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Terrys1980
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 10:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used a wire wheel on a cordless drill for rhe larger areas and a dremel tool for the smaller areas.
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Devallx
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 01:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wouldn't that leave grind marks worse than the original scratches?
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Terrys1980
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 02:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A wire wheel will no scar it up. You won't be able to fix one spot so go ahead and polish them up. One other thing I used was foam sanding blocks 60 grit with some WD-40. There are plenty of threads on here about polishing headers and if the site search function don't work use google.
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 03:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/539486.html?1268284563
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