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Header Polish

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xtreme

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Ok so I ordered a brand new header to polish. I forgot to take a pic of what it looked like at first. Just to give you an idea it looked like dull stainless steel. Looked ugly.

Ok first I grabbed PB Blaster and a Scotch Brite (Green Pad), Soak the green pad in PB Blaster and start (stroking your pipe) HAHA. Its a pain in the butt took me about 1.5 hours to get the dull look off. Clean pipe good with paper towels.

Next I did the same thing but with Never Dull. Good arm work out by the way. Clean pipe again with paper towels.

Then I placed the Mothers Power Ball on the drill press. Lube up your header with the Mothers polish. Do about a 6 inch section at a time and buff it out with the power ball. Clean with paper towels, I found them to be better than a rag.

Lastly go over the entire header again applying Mothers polish with a paper towel and then buffing clean with a paper towel (I used a entire roll).

Took about 2.5 hours when said and done.

So here is the finial pic, What do you guys think?

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Thanks guys. The bike is in her sleeping bag in the shop. I have a lot of things I am working on with the bike. I will post a final pic once she is done.
 
those look great! i wet sanded mine with 2000 grit soaked in oil. waaaay too much work! so i wrapped them lol
 
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