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Forks question ???

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cb750stu:
Yeah i have noticed that the more you polish the forks more marks in the metal appear !!!

tom400f:

--- Quote ---There is a process to follow when polishing, you can't just get a rag out and some Solvol and expect good results
--- End quote ---

Yes I'm sure there is! Tips and tricks we have but may be we could also have some threads where people write up how they do things (like polishing). Tools, materials etc. If (like me) you are new to some of this sometimes you don't want to start something in case you make things worse.

Of course it takes time to write up, so its a bit of an ask...

LesterPiglet:
Plenty of tips/tricks on the US site. SOHC4.net

Waggles:
Interesting comment Oddjob, when I was polishing by hand I started with emery paper and / or dremel with stainless small wire brush, then progressively finer emery ending up with two polishing mops, one with coarse, one with fine paste. finally a buff with solvol. Even after all that I find some 'ghost like' patterns appear in the alloy in places ( not on all parts ). These patterns bear no relation to the shape of any corrosion which was fully removed to a dull finish by the emery paper. No amount of re finishing gets rid of said marks, they just change shape a bit no matter how much alloy you remove.

I gave up and assumed they were some kind of fault in the alloy, any suggestions as to what I did wrong?

Waggles:
Thats a really helpful and comprehensive reply, thanks mate, appreciate it  ;)

Sounds like I was on the right lines but wasn't aggressive enough initially ( how unlike me  ;) )

Mods, do you think this reply should be moved to 'tricks and tips' to be replaced by the 'How to' if it arrives? would be useful to all not just us 750 owners

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