Polishing Aluminium Engine Covers

Just another of my silly vids - not intended as a serious tutorial on the fine art of polishing aluminium as I make these short films mostly just for laughs, though it does give a general idea of how to polish.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• triumph
• thruxton
• motorcycle
• crazy
• man
• australia
• australian

[Timbarwell]

great video

do you clear coat it or just leave it, also i was thinking of a beef Randang instead of the vinderloo when the paint stripper is working its that going to effect the end result

[thunzie]

@Timbarwell G'day Tim. Mate, I gotta be honest with ya I haven't tried any Indonesian curries, but I want to! But clearly I can't say a if a rendang will give you the results you're after and mate it's a bloody throw of the dice. Good luck. Coating - no, I don't have to coat because I live in a low humidity area. But I've heard people who live near the coast (salt air) or in high humidity areas eventually get the shit with polishing so they end up coating the finish for convenience. G'luck mate!

[interceptereater]

Hey Thunzie I set this up. You mind if I add your video here:

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[thunzie]

@interceptereater Hi mate, SO SORRY I didn't reply earlier but somehow I missed this comment. Yes, of course - you have my blessing to use my video, and best of luck with your blog :)

[WinMeAHarley]

i have a 81 honda cb750c an i have to tell you my engine covers hell my whole engine is dull looking u cant even see any shiney at all how do i get my engine shiney im pretty sure my engine is aluminum an some 1 once told me u cant get aluminum to look like chrome looks like u did it here

[thunzie]

@WinMeAHarley Just do pretty much what I did, if your aluminium is already smooth you won't need to use the wet/dry sandpaper like I did, just go straight to using the polishing wheels. I recently found an amazing metal polish too, which you can use to maintain the shine after you've done the hard work of polishing on the polishing wheels. It's called "Wicked Metal Polish" . There's another brand called Purple, which is just as good. Basically, the more work you put in, the better shine. G'luck!

[thunzie]

Have you ever seen highly polished aluminium next to chrome? Polished aluminium has a lusture and depth to it which is much nicer than the cold steel look of chrome. Chrome has its place, and so does polished aluminium, but the two are very different to look at, so its a matter of personal preference. Hail Satan.

[cmedeiros17]

What did he say?

[WinMeAHarley]

@thunzie ok thank you

[crashleg]

Nice, a chrome front mudguard would set it off...

[whi0019]

hahaha this guys a legend!