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Now that you've done the hard part, keeping them nice will be a snap. Just a retouch with polish when they start to get a bit gold. I hit mine about every two weeks or so, takes fifteen minutes of light polishing to keep them silver and shiny.
Great job Whoops. Looks fantastic.
In theory, they should remain "very light gold" for a long time after the first ride. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on your riding environment.
Thanks guys, don't mind the goldie tint but i don't like the freckles caused by water drops.
Good stuff on the progress, i'm happy we all reap the benefit of Kiowa eagle's experience.
I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
(12-15-2021, 02:56 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
Dang, Gone, that is nice. Might try that myself.
(12-15-2021, 02:56 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
That looks very good Gin60.
I used Flitz back in the late 80's. I believe up here it is the same product now called "Peek", which I use as a final polish. What's great about Flitz/Peek is it is not a harsh chemical.
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