polishing tunnel

[reddog mmax 700]

I am going to polish my tunnel but be for i start i need too know a few things,what type of rivets do i need,do i need s special rivet gun, i have mothers polish will that work? i have a 01 mmax if that matters...reddog

 

[yamaholic22]

why do you need new rivets?

 

[Kidder]

mothers is what i use and it works great

 

[reddog mmax 700]

tunnel

don't you have too remove all the rivets before you strip the tunnel ?

 

[yamaholic22]

no way man, that will be about 100x more work than you need to do. Just take the seat and gas tank off and strip and polish away!

 

[reddog mmax 700]

wow

really! i read some where you have too remove the rivets because the striper will losen up the riverts....reddog

 

[A K MtnViper]

Nope, not a problem.

 

[Concept Carbon]

really! i read some where you have too remove the rivets because the striper will losen up the riverts....reddog

what thats crazzy who ever said that must of been drinking.

 

[Venom]

what type of rivets do i need

Stainless steel 3/16", but you don't need to remove them.

do i need s special rivet gun

No, but if you go up to 1/4" rivets (some of my friends use them on their sleds), you need a bigger rivet gun. Regular rivets guns handle 1/8", 3/16", 3/32" and 5/32" rivets. So a regular rivet gun for $30 will do.

i have mothers polish will that work?

Yes, perfect.

Make sure to take the seat off to get the whole tunnel, this makes it alot easier/cleaner. Get a buffing pad that you can attach to a drill. Saves a HUGE amount of time.

Cheers.

 

[viper7mi]

You DO NOT need to remove rivets. Do as yamaholic suggested and use clean rags and change regularly.

Mothers Mag Crome and Aluminum works great on the tunnel, bumper and pipe.

 

[woolyviper]

mothers makes a new billet polish that I used and then followed up with the mag wheel polish - worked well.

 

[reddog mmax 700]

thanks

thanks for the info guys. i think i will start polishing...reddog

 

[viperyder]

hows it coming reddog,lets see some pics...
one question for everyone else,after you polish the part do you have to protect it from tarnishing? if so ,please tell
gary~
merry christmas everyone..........
i asked santa for some damn snow........jees'

 

[reddog mmax 700]

polishing

i just started doing my rails, i tell ya i have no power tools so it's pretty hard on the arms ...lol...i have no pic's sorry.....reddog

 

[viper7mi]

Rails, cool, gotta see them when you get them done.

I did the tunnel, pipe, bumper and stering arms. It is hard on the hands and arms.

You be able to lift the pints much easier.

 

[reddog mmax 700]

looking good

the rails are starting to come too life ,i will see if i can get some pic's later...reddog