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Dave:
Decided to carry out a few cosmetic jobs on my bike. Decided to remove rather badly applied paint from clutch, alternator and left crankcase cover.  Rather than re-paint, I've sanded and polished by hand and really pleased with the results. Not too shiny, which I quite like (plus I started to run out of elbow grease!).

Here is before and after clutch cover:

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Previous owner has omitted a few gaskets, washers and also had a random sized selection of allen screws which I am replacing with stainless JIS screws. I'm not a bike purist by any stretch of the imagination but I do like the look of the JIS screws:

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Mind you, I am wondering what other items have been "omitted" or "overlooked" by the PO!

Dave

Nurse Julie:
That's great work and a vast improvement. I love the 'not too blingy' polished finish, that's how I have mine.

SumpMagnet:
Love the finish there.

As a rider of bikes, not a hider, I have an aversion to mirror polished alloy. The manufacturers never did it, and it just doesn't do it for me.
That. however, is spot on.

Moorey:

  That's nice finish. ;)

ST1100:
Nice finish!
Any coating required to prevent oxidation?

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