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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: BrianP on April 21, 2007, 03:34 PM

Title: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: BrianP on April 21, 2007, 03:34 PM: Afternoon Folks,

Just finished polishing three Araya 7x rims (2x36H & 1x48H), which had been in the oven pride...

I polished these using Meguiars NXT Generation All Metal Polish on an electric polisher and they came up a treat.

Now, I'll be building these tonight whilst the kids are in bed, but before I do that, is there anything else I should put on these to help protect them and keep their shine, before I lace them?

Thanks in advance! :daumenhoch:

Brian.
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: MartyC on April 21, 2007, 03:43 PM: I'd give them a whizz over with Meguairs NXT Tech Polish - although the all metal polish does a good job of protecting them the polish will seal it for a good while :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: BrianP on April 21, 2007, 04:05 PM: cheers marty :daumenhoch:

Brian.
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: adam on May 06, 2007, 02:18 PM: Anybody tried spraying clear laquer over their polished components ? Does it work ? I'm cleaning up some old calipers and rather than getting them painted black again I want to have them as pollished ali.

Cheers..........Adam
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: gt0733 on May 08, 2007, 11:54 PM: Quote from: adam on May 06, 2007, 02:18 PM

Anybody tried spraying clear laquer over their polished components ? Does it work ? I'm cleaning up some old calipers and rather than getting them painted black again I want to have them as pollished ali.

Cheers..........Adam

i'd be a bit sceptical about spraying them. i've seen quite a few polished wheels on cars that have had this done and after a while the laquer goes to an off colour and starts getting flaky, which would mean removing the laquer and doing again. i'd rather the raw polished finish so it can be polished easily to keep them shiny and protected.
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: Haro82 on May 09, 2007, 09:30 AM: Have a look at this thread. It mentions getting them clear powder coated after they have been polished. Don't know anything about it but they do look good. :daumenhoch:

http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=021493#000000
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: zed4130 on May 09, 2007, 09:38 AM: WOW those guys on vintage take some great pics ,sweet bike :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/gt10tx.jpg)
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: Haro82 on May 09, 2007, 10:16 AM: Nice isn't it. :smitten:

Imagine takin your bike to a professional photographer to get pics of your bike done. :wtf: It's bad enough spending loads of cash on the things but getting pics taken of your bike instead of the wife and kids :LolLolLolLol: She'd go mental. :tickedoff:
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: zed4130 on May 09, 2007, 10:18 AM: Quote from: Haro82 on May 09, 2007, 10:16 AM
Nice isn't it. :smitten:

Imagine takin your bike to a professional photographer to get pics of your bike done. :wtf: It's bad enough spending loads of cash on the things but getting pics taken of your bike instead of the wife and kids :LolLolLolLol: She'd go mental. :tickedoff:

i think the missis would give me the look ::) if i said i was taken one of my bikes to get its pic taken :laugh:
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: brass monkey! on May 09, 2007, 10:28 AM: must've been a squeeze getting it into the photo both at the local train station !! :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Polishing & Protecting Polished Aluminium Components
Post by: Waxintaxin on May 09, 2007, 11:41 AM: he could have cleaned his tyres LOL