Polishing, what sandpaper grits should I get?

[CodyRosa]

Ok well I polished everything up and was about to leave it then i looked again and I couldn't leave it like that.. half way done crap lol So i was messing around with what little sandpaper I had (220 and 320 wet or dry by 3M) and started sanding my forks.. well it got cleaned and got rid of those nasty little bumps lol. So I'm guessing I should use the wetordry 3M sandpaper as I hear that's good so what grits should i start with and up to what? like 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 3000, etc ? I've got Mother's mag and aluminum polish and a huge buffer that can polish something in literately 5 seconds lol.

Also how does the wet sanding part of it work? I just took a wet rag and wiped my forks so they were wet. It worked great and didn't leave a scratch. Is that how you do it or is there another way.. the right way? lol

Thanks everyone

[CodyRosa]

Anybody know??

[rosbornejr]

I've used steel wool for years on my chrome on my Harley. Some people might say I'm crazy but it works and has never left any scratches.

I bought a 97 that had quite a bit of rust on it and the steel wool worked like a charm. Obviously, the pitting will still be there.

Another good product for aluminum or chrome is called Nevr-Dull... Its a wad type material and works REALLY well.

Good luck.

[ezmoney1979]

You are on the right track for the sand paper. I havent been using a buffer much anymore (polishing by hand is like meditation to me, I'm strange) so I sand in stages from 200-300 dry to 600 then 1000 and then to about 1600-2000 wet (. Then I finish with Mothers (my favorite). If you have a large buffer and you don't like polishing by hand, get used to using it, be careful- don't let your shirt get sucked into it! It sure can save time, I think I was using some green compound last time I used a buffer. There are many ways to achieve the same results I have found. Here is my 87 T3 swingarm the first time I polished it-

[rosbornejr]

Now thats polished!!

[ezmoney1979]

Look up Gking. From what I have seen he does awesome work.

[CodyRosa]

Thanks a bunch! im going to menards today so i thought maybe i could look into it.

and great job on the polish.. looks great!