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Cyclonemduece
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

has anyone taken there stock wheels and polished the whole thing? i think that it would look good,any pics floating around, i imagine it would be a long process with cutting down the texture in the spokes.
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Bluesboy
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 09:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I polished my 3 spoke M wheels.Under powdercoat i found sand cast,there shiney but still have tool marks.Much more work than i thought.Good luck,They do look tough!
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Wile_ecoyote
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ONE WORD: CHROME.
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Chasespeed
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 10:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Polishing wheels is a REAL PITA!!!

If you are gonna go to that trouble, blast, and chrome.. .though, you need a semi-polish to chrome it...

Chase
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Tattoodnscrewd
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 11:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I say make it easy ... Blast then ceramic or powder coat - can get a silver finish that looks like polished aluminum (or close enough - it'll be at least better than chrome on a Buell though IMO... )
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Buellgekk
Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 12:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

To polish the whole thing will be a pain. You also have to keep it shiny which is a lot of work.
Chrome will get easely scratched.

Just do it subtle like I did, black powdercoat with polished sides:


Good luck!
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