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Old 01-22-2009, 05:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
SHILOH
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Originally Posted by triton_750 View Post
When I picked up my '04 Thruxton last year it had only 450 miles on the clock but the corrosion had already crept in between the clearcoat and the brushed alum underneath. I have been taking the covers off one by one and sanding them and polishing them to a mirror finish (there's a massive thread on this subject for more info if you need). It's a big job to do all of them but it's the only way to get rid of it - or spend $400+ on a chrome set or the powder-coated ones which you can get in all types of colors.
I polished the alternator, sprocket and clutch covers, but couldn't see how to polish the cam covers, so it got powder coated black.

Any hints of how to do the narrow access areas of the cam cover?
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