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View Poll Results: should i polish the rest of the exhaust??
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YAY! (should polish the rest)
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NAY! (it looks like something off Ali Gs bike)
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 4:22 pm
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 18
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polished termignoni exhaust can 749
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 5:53 pm
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#2 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Doha, , Qatar
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Looking good there mate, it shows an owner that cares about his bike.
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 6:06 pm
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#3 (permalink)
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Hug your Momma
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Posts: 661
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Nice! How are you doing it?
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 7:11 pm
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Dahlonega, GA, USA
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It looks good! Polished is a much nicer finish than chrome. It will look classy.
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 8:06 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: OC, CA,
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i would love to do this to my termi's. if i were you do the rest of the pipes too. i unfortunately i will be wrapping my pipes so no blingage for me.
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 9:06 pm
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#6 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southern, NH, USA
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The muffler looks awesome.
I just polished the pipes on my 749. Looked good. I started it and let it warm up for 3-5 minute and the pipe coming of the heads had already turn golden brown(which I like better any way).
If you decide to do the whole thing just know it won't last long.
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Jan 3rd, 2012, 11:54 pm
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 67duster
Nice! How are you doing it?
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Well i started off by cleaning the can with a scotch brite pad, then I used a drill and a drill bit polish wheel and to types of polishing compounds, you know those that come as a stick, an initial polish and then a deep shine polish
It's probably taken me about 2-3 hours untill now.. I reckon there's about another hours work in it! Really not too bad!
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Jan 4th, 2012, 12:00 am
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubber duckie
i would love to do this to my termi's. if i were you do the rest of the pipes too. i unfortunately i will be wrapping my pipes so no blingage for me.
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Oh I am getting rest of the system polish, but it'll be chemically polished... Much easier.. Ive polished rims before.... Promised myself I'd never polish anything again after that! Polishing alloy is a messy job! . thought that it's probably better not to sink the can in to these chemical tubs!
Only other alternative is to leave it as is or polish it by hand... 
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Jan 4th, 2012, 8:31 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ,
Posts: 752
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Polish it if you don't have anything else to do, cannot hurt. You can always scuff it up later if you don't like it.
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Jan 5th, 2012, 1:18 am
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Stockholm, SL, Sweden
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Mosty definatly polish it up. Polished looks good, just dont chrome it.
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