Can you shine?
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Can you shine?
OK... I cannot get my newer bikes to shine like I could on my older bikes... is it because they are mostly plastic now?
How do you get the deep, rich shine? Is it possible?
I used to be able to have the most shiny bike around, but all my old tricks don't seem to work on the newer bikes.
This was my Honda Valkyrie that I sold about 2 years ago.
There is now way I can get any of my current bikes to shine like this. Why?????
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How do you get the deep, rich shine? Is it possible?
I used to be able to have the most shiny bike around, but all my old tricks don't seem to work on the newer bikes.
This was my Honda Valkyrie that I sold about 2 years ago.
There is now way I can get any of my current bikes to shine like this. Why?????
[IMG]local://upfiles/3951/71D11950F04B4B01AA2DCF3CB07111CF.jpg[/IMG]
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RE: Can you shine?
I think he's talking about the paint... looks like different types of pants. Look at some of my pics, you can see the reflection of the driveway in the lower fairing and tail and also trees on the tank. I'm guess that since our paint is over plastic, they use a different finishing process that doesn't cause a mirror like shine that you are use to.
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RE: Can you shine?
NICE BIKES!!!!!!!! has any one try'd that cyrstal glow stuff!!!!!! great write ups. My paint buddys say it all about getting the base rubbed out properly, to start w/.
That would be my experiance w/ buffing of metals. I geeked, when i learned about working up to 2000 grt wet and dry, on alum, before the buffing begines!!!!!!!!!!! who says obbsesion, is unrewarded????? I bought a 860 gts duc, mint, clean enough to lick!!!!!!!!! In my front room, it went !!!!!!(yes, Im divorced!!!!) 2, (half into my 3rd) packs of 320 Q-tips, both ends too, the engine was... closer to done!!!!!!!!!!!! You couldn't see any dirt, to start w/. Sick and twisted!!!!!!!! for those that share the "need", I understand... It's just good clean fun!!!!!!!! may i recomend the meetings in the back, at bubba's stake house, 7:00 pm!!!!! Clean and free, only smoke'n harleys !!!!!!!!!! Ripp'n P.S. sometime i'll tell you about buff'n out, used 5 ft stainless headers, off a circle track car, 6 hours each, ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
That would be my experiance w/ buffing of metals. I geeked, when i learned about working up to 2000 grt wet and dry, on alum, before the buffing begines!!!!!!!!!!! who says obbsesion, is unrewarded????? I bought a 860 gts duc, mint, clean enough to lick!!!!!!!!! In my front room, it went !!!!!!(yes, Im divorced!!!!) 2, (half into my 3rd) packs of 320 Q-tips, both ends too, the engine was... closer to done!!!!!!!!!!!! You couldn't see any dirt, to start w/. Sick and twisted!!!!!!!! for those that share the "need", I understand... It's just good clean fun!!!!!!!! may i recomend the meetings in the back, at bubba's stake house, 7:00 pm!!!!! Clean and free, only smoke'n harleys !!!!!!!!!! Ripp'n P.S. sometime i'll tell you about buff'n out, used 5 ft stainless headers, off a circle track car, 6 hours each, ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
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