BISavage
champion rider
No clue... anyone got tips?
Cleaning / Polishing Titanium
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BISavage
champion rider
There isnt. In my recent post in ride pictures, my GPR M3 Titanium can is on the bike.
I already removed the GPR Logo sticker that was melted from when I ran out of packing...(Repacked it already and just havent put the new sticker on yet)
I looks like a first timer went at it... and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with cleaning titanium up and making it look good.
I already removed the GPR Logo sticker that was melted from when I ran out of packing...(Repacked it already and just havent put the new sticker on yet)
I looks like a first timer went at it... and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with cleaning titanium up and making it look good.
nampus
top rider
On my previous bike I had titanium end cans.
For washing I just used the same stuff I used on the rest of the bike: a wash mitt and a bucket of warm water with car shampoo.
If it had specks of chainlube on the underside I just used a microfiber cloth and some brake cleaner.
They still looked as good as new after nearly 10 years of cleaning them this way.
For washing I just used the same stuff I used on the rest of the bike: a wash mitt and a bucket of warm water with car shampoo.
If it had specks of chainlube on the underside I just used a microfiber cloth and some brake cleaner.
They still looked as good as new after nearly 10 years of cleaning them this way.
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BISavage
champion rider
Thanks for the cleaning tips.
Thats about the same as I had on my last bike which I also put a titanium muffler on.
I was able to get most of the melted on junk off of this one with scotch brite, but it still needs something to remove the scotch brite scuffs... just not sure what...
Ben Oldschool
top rider
Easy, scotch bright pads. First the green followed by the light grey one. Totally removes scratches too.
Works great on watch bands too.
Works great on watch bands too.
NORTY FLATZ
top rider
Ti can be polished, but most people leave it as “matte.”
If you absolutely MUST have a high lustre, then polishing compounds of increasingly finer grit needs to be used. The last step wound be a jeweler’s rouge, as it may remove “fogginess.”
Biggest tip I can give would be take your time.
If you absolutely MUST have a high lustre, then polishing compounds of increasingly finer grit needs to be used. The last step wound be a jeweler’s rouge, as it may remove “fogginess.”
Biggest tip I can give would be take your time.