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Thread: Gas tank polishing, Fix your old faded and oxidized plastic tanks to like NEW!

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    Hey Billy,any update on this?
    How is the shine holding up after a washing?
    I have one to do this weekend and wanted to know if the shine will be long term?
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    I have a 200e plastic tank that has faded white just like yours. Thanks for the idea. Already have a new can of mothers.

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    Tammy I haven't had the tank on a bike but its sat in the shop and still looks very good. I will say though that after this amount of time, its easier to tell I spent more time working the left side then the right. The left side were I started and spent the most time does still look awesome, better then new probably. The right side, I started using the scour pad more as a quicker way to clean off the oxidation vs the red shop rags, and it didn't come out quite as well. Its more time consuming to use the red shop rags, and then the yellow terry cloths but that will be the best results IMO. Use lots, and lots of polish.

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    Ok cool.
    Lotsa polish,like a golfball size wad to start?
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    Maybe not that big but you'll have to re-apply it frequently. The main thing is, make sure you have enough that the friction stays low. When it starts to get harder to polish, ya need more.

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    Ok thanks for the tips.I will try to get some progress pics as I go.
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    Bump on this again.
    Mrs,Mosh weasled out of doing this for me.
    So yesterday I took Billy's tips,and wow.I cant believe how easy it was.My tank was not trashed,but pretty ugly,dry cracking,black stains ETC.
    Now it looks very nice.I spent maybe 1-2 hours on it.
    I will post some pics later today.Thanks Billy,again
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    billy try usign tooth paste it has tiny bits fo abrasive in it and worked wellfor alot of the bikes i have done before
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    I did not get any before pics.But it was ugly.Here is a finished pic.Thanks Billy!
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    Awesome! like brand freakin new!

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    Great idea on this new forum. I'm going to give this a try on my red Tecate tank. It looks no where near as bad as what you started with so hopefully it shapes up nicely. It looks a lot better than the green Tecate tanks as well. Just some slight "whiting". My front and rear fenders are nice other than some scratches (no cracks) so this will make it it fairly sharp bike with some new decals.
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    I'm going to try this on a sun damaged headlight bucket that I have. I will post before and afters.

    Rob

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    Anybody try doing it with a buffing wheel? I am wondering if the speed you buff will have anything to do with it. I polish my rims with a drill and buffing pad attachments, I can definately see some of the real fine pads working and speeding up the process as well.

    I have to ask, Did it brighten the color back to it's original red? Mine seems as if it has discolored. I have been searching for a solution. It just looks weird. check it out.......

    This is the lates picture with the new Maier shrouds



    But this one really shows the color fade or darkness. It has the old shrouds on in this pic, but the problem is as pronounced as this from different angles. Thanks for any info or suggestions ahead of time.
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    Use the red shop towels more, it'll sort of "scrub" that discoloration off as your using the mothers polishing compound. The fine yellow terry cloths are for the final "shine" buff.

    I've not used an electric one and can't really offer any guidance on it.

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    Your the man there Bill, Ive started to do it to my other 85 R and its tits!
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