polishing tunnel

reddog mmax 700

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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
 
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! :bling:
 
reddog mmax 700 said:
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.
 
reddog mmax 700 said:
what type of rivets do i need
Stainless steel 3/16", but you don't need to remove them.

reddog mmax 700 said:
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.

reddog mmax 700 said:
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.
 
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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.
 
mothers makes a new billet polish that I used and then followed up with the mag wheel polish - worked well.
 
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'
 
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.
 


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