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« on: July 05, 2018, 04:03:20 PM » |
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Seriously considering getting the wheels (some folks call them rims) on the 98 Valkyrie polished to a mirror finish. Anyone know a business that does this?
Thought about trying to do this myself but I know where my talents are and are not.
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2018, 04:07:11 PM » |
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Look for metal polishers in your area. When I was still drivin big truck the larger truck stops had folks runnin around polishing by hand and most of em do a decent job. IF you go that route-truck stop-TELL them up Front what you expect. Negotiate your Price up FRONT. No/none/nada/zero advances. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2018, 04:40:21 PM » |
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Look for metal polishers in your area. When I was still drivin big truck the larger truck stops had folks runnin around polishing by hand and most of em do a decent job. IF you go that route-truck stop-TELL them up Front what you expect. Negotiate your Price up FRONT. No/none/nada/zero advances. RIDE SAFE.
 Understood, just thinking about it and more likely to use a reputable operating business with a good reputation. Rams |
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2018, 06:16:22 AM » |
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You might want to powder coat them afterward to preserve the shine and prevent oxidizing. However that entails more effort than initially considered. Bearings and discs need to be removed, new bearings installed, and the powder kept out of the threaded holes and all the fitted parts seats. eg, the bearing seats, the rear brake disc seat, the drive cushion plate grooves. I told my powder coater - "probably don't need to mention this, but keep the powder out of all those places." He ignored me, didn't seal off the powder and made a lot of extra work for me Dremelling and tapping the threads. I had mentioned, do a great job and I'll send my friends here. He also took twice as long as he promised, got the color wrong and had to redo it while I had to stop a check, and made and broke around 30 promises (not keeping one) pertaining to status reports, delivery time, color etc. Almost made my departure for Inzane late and I had started his work 6 weeks beforehand. Then he said he'd have to increase the price for others going forward - though his original quote was competitive. His is a newish local business I was supporting. So instead, stay away from TruckTrixx Powder Coaters on Hwy 86, Kiowa, CO. Locally there are powder coaters in CO Springs with good reps. However with my insistence on fixing his bad color, the final result is passable. And easy to clean.  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2018, 06:40:16 AM » |
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north royalton polishing in north royalton, ohio. 440-237-1533
they did an excellent job on my 2000 I/S
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2018, 06:45:40 AM » |
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north royalton polishing in north royalton, ohio. 440-237-1533
they did an excellent job on my 2000 I/S
Just wheels or other parts too? |
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2018, 08:01:08 AM » |
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Ron, Sorry, old buddy... I can't be of any help at all on this...  DDT |
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2018, 11:02:46 AM » |
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north royalton polishing in north royalton, ohio. 440-237-1533
they did an excellent job on my 2000 I/S
Just wheels or other parts too? yes, he polishes most anything. he has things there from all over the states. its been a few yrs since I had him do mine. hope he's still in business. John, is his name. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2018, 11:41:03 AM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2018, 11:44:26 AM » |
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That would be a test!  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2018, 03:15:11 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya?  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2018, 03:26:28 PM » |
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north royalton polishing in north royalton, ohio. 440-237-1533
they did an excellent job on my 2000 I/S
Appreciate the information. Will look into the cost. I thought my friend Bruce would share a wealth of knowledge on this subject. Ya can't avoid something as much as he does and not have a clue as to why, what and how.....  Rams |
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2018, 03:47:58 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. Rich |
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« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2018, 04:24:31 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. Rich 600g would make you rich? |
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2018, 04:29:26 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. Rich 600g would make you rich? 600 grand richer than I am now. |
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« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2018, 04:30:56 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. Rich 600g would make you rich? 600 grand richer than I am now. Better have a bunch to put with it come retirement day. |
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« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2018, 04:52:24 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. I just figured it you had 600g on ya you would look like DDT! |
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« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2018, 07:32:25 PM » |
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Can we send him ALI'S wheels for a test How would you look with 600G+ on ya? RIDE SAFE. Rich 600g would make you rich? 600 grand richer than I am now. Better have a bunch to put with it come retirement day. Unfortunately the retail meat business isn't very lucrative. I will have 500k in my 401k, $1,800 in pension a month, and my Social Security income that should be about $2,500 for the wife and I. It is what it is. I've done the best I could to be viable and still have some fun. |
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« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2018, 08:33:41 PM » |
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Should be ok with $4300 a month plus the half mil...unless an unfortunate event occurs.
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