|   polishing an old seatpost | t5rguy
Oct 2, 2003 6:54 AM | | Any suggestions on how to polish an old, very slightly corroded Super Record seatpost? It's rather scratched too, from wringing it out of a frame.
What's the best way to make it look good again (not perfect probably), without having the result that you have to polish it every day?
Thanks for ideas! |
| re: polishing an old seatpost | Rusty Coggs
Oct 2, 2003 7:13 AM | | It helps to clean up the inside of the seattube,otherwise it's like trying to polish a horse turd. |
| re: polishing an old seatpost | t5rguy
Oct 2, 2003 7:24 AM | | Please don't compare the trusted and elegant Super Record to a horse turd! |
| re: polishing an old seatpost | t5rguy
Oct 2, 2003 7:28 AM | | Guess you don't polish your cogs too! |
| Here's how I do it. | Dave Hickey
Oct 2, 2003 9:46 AM | | The first step is removing the anodizing. Go to Home Depot and buy any industrial strength drain cleaner. Caution: this stuff is very caustic and will burn your hands. Wear glasses and gloves. Dip the seatpost in the cleaner for a couple of minutes. You'll see the anodizing start to bubble. Remove the post and run it under the faucet. To polish, I use Mother Chrome and Metal polish. Any autoparts store will carry it. It comes in a blue tub.
You can try the Mothers first but I've found removing the anodizing works much better. Once polished, the post will look much better than new. |
| One other thing........ | Dave Hickey
Oct 2, 2003 10:19 AM | | I have two seatposts that are polished. Once you polish it and put on a good coat of wax, it stays looking great. |
| Simicrome, at all your better Harley dealers (nm) | Kerry Irons
Oct 2, 2003 4:52 PM | | |
| Heh, Heh...He said "Polishing his seatpost" nm | pitt83
Oct 3, 2003 5:02 AM | | |
| Ahh . . . , take your ritalin, Bevis (nm) | Drone 5200
Oct 3, 2003 8:15 AM | | |
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