Carbon V Aluminium Rigid Forks

[soggz]

Polishing Kit...Takes a bit of practice to get used to,but brilliant results will be acheived if a little percivierance is used.

 

[Bob]

I will definetly be trying that

 

[soggz]

Like I said, Bob, it takes a lot of practice and time.I aimed to polish a tube a night depending on corrosion.and mind the chuck of the drill around the triple triangle area as it can snatch and re scratch the frame.

Good Luck.

 

[Bob]

Well i'd like to get my RTS somewhere near that shiney which will probably be even more awkward, i'll practice on my modern Avalanche as it's rough as a badger's bottom and I'm not bothered about that one

 

[soggz]

No worries, you can repolish any scratches that you acidentally create back out.When you have used up the 'soaps' provided with the kit,for its final polish use about 3 tubes of autosolve.Its messy,but brings it up nice...and dont rush, let the mop and drill do the work,just hold onto it firmly.

 

[lewism]

Bought one of those kits myself after seeing these results. Definitely worth it, but if you're anything like me you'll end up looking like you've spent a shift down a mine after a couple of hours. And it's a bugger to clean up your eyes - I still looked like I was wearing mascara even after a good going over with the better halves make up removers! As already stated, watch out for the mop snatching on the frame and the chuck hitting and scratching.

 

[andrewl]

As already stated, watch out for the mop snatching on the frame and the chuck hitting and scratching.

Try covering the chuck in a few layers of tape to limit unintentional scratches.

 

[soggz]

Bought one of those kits myself after seeing these results. Definitely worth it, but if you're anything like me you'll end up looking like you've spent a shift down a mine after a couple of hours. And it's a bugger to clean up your eyes - I still looked like I was wearing mascara even after a good going over with the better halves make up removers! As already stated, watch out for the mop snatching on the frame and the chuck hitting and scratching.

I must add,for own protection,i wore a paper hooded suit,a mask and goggles and obviously fine suede gloves,as,yes,you will look you have been mining for silver ore!...and great tip about the drill chuck/insulation tape combo! (I use a plastic chuck becuase of this reason).

This polishing method is also fantastic on all your old brake levers,v-brakes and anything ali in general.For small components,I recommend nailing them to a flat piece of wood otherwise the drill will grab 'em and whip 'em up into the air!...

 

[lewism]

Masked up, goggled up, taped up and getting shinier. Cheers for the tips guys. Next up though, I too have a new set of alloy forks. They're painted black and, obviously, the frame is going to be polished alloy - to strip or not? They're Kinesis MTB forks, with a disc brake tab which will be redundant (and ugly) when the bike's built up. If I strip the forks, I'll remove the tab. If I do, would blending back to the fork cause any structural problems? Would I be better off cutting off above the weld and leaving a couple of bumps?

 

[soggz]

Id just leave em as they are.You could always spray and laquer them.