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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kballowe on August 01, 2026, 03:39:38 PM
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I stripped these ugly fork legs a year ago. Sanded and then polished with White Diamonds metal polish. It's a year later and they are still nice and shiny. The only thing I've done is wash the bike like normal.
I DID give them the "once over" today when I installed Progressive cartridges.
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Here's one picture from October 2025
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Hey, Good Stuff! It even takes out scratches on headlight clear plastic on newer cars.
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I used Mother's Billet Aluminum polish for years, but the White Diamonds lasts a lot longer.
The Mother's has a bit more aggressive cut than the White Diamonds and so I sometimes use it first and then finish with the White Diamonds polish.
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that looks real nice. Did you do it by hand or did you use a buffing wheel?
Rick
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that looks real nice. Did you do it by hand or did you use a buffing wheel?
Rick
I initially hand sanded the fork lowers, starting with 220 and finishing with 1000.
After than I used a foam pad on the end of a drill with the polish.
MasterPro Refinishing 6 Inch White Polishing Pad - 67-960
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/masterpro-refinishing/masterpro-refinishing-6-inch-white-polishing-pad/mpr4/67960?q=foam (https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/masterpro-refinishing/masterpro-refinishing-6-inch-white-polishing-pad/mpr4/67960?q=foam)
A couple drops of Dawn in a squirt bottle helps to keep the black crud down to a minimum. Just spray a little every now and then while polishing.
The same thing works well for most any aluminum polishing.
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