Best way to polish crank arms??

[WD Pro]

Yeah, I defo wouldn't try any automated method in the house ...

We have laminate at home so I sit on the floor with a small pyrex dish and a old towel under it / across my legs

The laminate survives well, closest call was dismantling the proflex shock ...

WD

 

[MattyZaskar]

Bloody fantastic all those bits are

Im looking to polish my ally Caloi frame but not sure what order the wet and dry grades start and finish can someone point me in the right direction ??

 

[rojo]

Right going to hopefully going to get some time in the day to give this a go tomorrow. So any more tips be great

 

[passiflora]

rojo Iv'e got a few thousand groupset bits that need polishing, alright if I send em to you while your at it .

Sholud only take a year or so

Passiflora

 

[dyna-ti]

rojo Iv'e got a few thousand groupset bits that need polishing, alright if I send em to you while your at it .

Sholud only take a year or so

Passiflora

Make that 5

 

[valleyboy]

All this polishing looks fantastic but aluminium oxidises very quickly (white powdery substance), even more quickly when exposed outdoors. How long are these parts looking good for? Surely you should be considering clear anodisation to preserve that nice finish?

 

[marin man]

Go to poland and buy some

 

[toaster999]

I have a set of xtr m900 chainset and it is dull and heel rub, so want to get them back up looking nice.

So how is best to do this?? i have a tube of autosol to use, so any tips ??

Clockwise, always clockwise. Wax on, Wax off.

 

[rojo]

Good point once i do this polishing, how long will it last???

 

[legrandefromage]

Sell dull cranks to OCD member, let them do all the work - buy them back when their OCD gets the better of them and they are carted away.