auji700triple
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Has anyone tried to polish the engine parts of a srx engine? I will be pulling out the old pistons and rings for new ones and in the process I would love to polish pretty much everything I can. Heads, water rail, cylinders, powervalve caps, top's of the carbs. Has anyone stripped the paint and polished these pieces? Also, does anyone know where I can get some steel braided spark plug wires? thanks, AJ
Check out screen name 2ooosrx @ CBPERFORMANCE, he polished everything possible.
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I just ordered some alumabrite and could let you know how it works. I ordered 4 different kinds, some acidic and some not to test it on aluminum. I literaly just ordered it last night on amazon. I think these products just remove the oxidization but you still have to polish it. I will post results. I am going to test it all on a skid I bought. About $100 worth of brighteners. I send back what doesn't work.
I didn't see him. I want to see his work.
mattlumley
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Be carefull what you wish for. These engines are very messy with oil. I started polishing but gave up cause it's always dirty. I would recommend just polishing the clutch cover and pipes they only need a wipe down to bring back the shine.
Sorry, it's o's not 0's. Here's his corrected screen name 2ooosrx
Cb performance polished everthing on my sled. Check out my post or go to youtube and type in "tricked out yamaha SRX"
A couple of bucks
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I saw that. How long does it take to do that? I'd wait until summer or something to start a project like that. So far the winner in my tests is Hydro-foam but you still have to polish after that. I have 1 more to test. I think the Hydro-foam was the cheapest aluminum brightener in my tests, not positive though and it's dangerous stuff. Im working on mine slowly but surely. I am testing these chemicals out for parts like that, not the tunnel or exterior aluminum.