Polished out my Forks!

[68novabbc]

I finally got tired of my front forks looking junky and dull... The clearcoat was coming off and they had a yellowed, stained look. So, I whipped out the dremel and grinded down the casting marks near the fender bracket bolts, then starting with 1000grit sandpaper, and working my way up to 3000grit I wet sanded the forks, then polished them out with some mother's aluminum polish and some microfiber towels. I have about 5 hours invested in this, but I think they came out great!

[SteveJB]

That does look good!

[DaddyBFree]

Well done!

[Lone Star]

Can't see any empty beer cans on the shed floor ....
hmm .. must have been serious work!
Looks great!

[Bear2123]

They look great! Any thoughts of putting a clear coat of some type on them to protect that hard earned finish?

[Tony G.]

looks very good and shiny

[Phil in Maine]

How long will it look like that? Mine don't look particularly good, so this is quite interesting.

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[VicFlo]

great job. did you take the forks off the bike?

[68novabbc]

Thank you for all the compliments! I am very happy with the outcome. Walking up and scrubbing down your forks with sandpaper is a scary feeling in the beginning. lol As far as a protective finish/clearcoat... I would love to have them clear powdercoated... But for now I'm going to just let them be. The finish will last for quite a while... I will wash them like normal and hit them up with some mother's polish once a month or so just to keep the shine... It only takes about 10 minutes to achieve the shine again when needed. the hard work is just all the wet sanding. I did not remove the forks... I just took the front fender and bracket off, to make it a little easier...

[bosco]

Great job... your hard work paid off. I like the look.