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RE: Header Polish Challenge! - Nachodaddy - 01-02-2023
(01-02-2023, 12:40 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: I wonder what effect I could get by coating the original stainless headers with gun blue and oil and then getting them really hot. Would look better on a black bike, I think.
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot?
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot? GO, I don't think so. I like my bright tubes. Matter of fact, I need to get busy with the polish while I can.
RE: Header Polish Challenge! - GoldOxide_imp - 01-02-2023
(01-02-2023, 07:50 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote:(01-02-2023, 12:40 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: I wonder what effect I could get by coating the original stainless headers with gun blue and oil and then getting them really hot. Would look better on a black bike, I think.
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot?
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot? GO, I don't think so. I like my bright tubes. Matter of fact, I need to get busy with the polish while I can.
lol - "bright tubes".
The stainless steel can certainly be polished up to appear brilliant chrome. Of course, after the next ride they will be a perfect 8 or 10K gold hue.
RE: Header Polish Challenge! - Gone in 60 - 01-02-2023
Yeah, but once they're brilliant chrome, it just takes a little wipe after a few rides to go from gold back to chrome. Maybe I'm OCD...
RE: Header Polish Challenge! - Cormanus - 01-02-2023
Never let it be said, Gone.
RE: Header Polish Challenge! - misterprofessionality - 01-02-2023
hot tip for anybody looking to win at this: get yourself a bottle of Optiglanz. it's a scary caustic chemical but all you have to do is spritz it all over the pipes, let them sit a bit, then thoroughly flush with water and dry off. follow up with your favorite Mothers and Neverdul polish and you're in showroom condition right away.
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RE: Header Polish Challenge! - Nachodaddy - 01-03-2023
(01-02-2023, 07:56 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(01-02-2023, 07:50 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote:(01-02-2023, 12:40 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: I wonder what effect I could get by coating the original stainless headers with gun blue and oil and then getting them really hot. Would look better on a black bike, I think.
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot?
Hey Nach, were you thinking of going through with this experiment? Maybe even an inconspicuous test spot? GO, I don't think so. I like my bright tubes. Matter of fact, I need to get busy with the polish while I can.
lol - "bright tubes".
The stainless steel can certainly be polished up to appear brilliant chrome. Of course, after the next ride they will be a perfect 8 or 10K gold hue.
lol - "bright tubes".
The stainless steel can certainly be polished up to appear brilliant chrome. Of course, after the next ride they will be a perfect 8 or 10K gold hue. I do like that "gold" hue on my CB. That is one of the characteristics that set this bike apart, in a good way, from every other bike.
