wjy do people polish stuff ?

[DoubleD]

As  above  why do people  polish it to chrome shine, i dont understand, i see complete rippers, stems, pedals, etc etc  getting fooked up

it looks good but thats it.

sorry   just had to ask

[markyp]

cos its the cheapest option sometimes,strip it then wet and dry rather than waiting about paying top top $$$$$$$$$ for nos ano bits,thats why i do it anyway

[AKGOFF]

Some people like bling, some people like originality

[griff]

to make it shiny  

wouldn't do it to NOS stuff, but if you've got something that's been salvaged bit of polish doesn't hurt

[Discostu]

I like shiny shiny  

You just can't beat it!

[DoubleD]

Ok the part to restore used bits i understand
but why nos stuff ?
even the pk rippers that are polished up to chrome level,  it doesnt  look right

[Dark Diggler]

There's only so many wanks you can have when you have time on your hands, polishing fills in the gaps

[Badbaldie]

There's only so many wanks you can have when you have time on your hands, polishing fills in the gaps

didnt take long did it  10 mins and hes lowered the tone 

[sid1972]

I'm not into the bling much, but it whatever floats your boat..

it wrong to say they have been messed up, because most of what we do is restore before shine - just because it has a mirror shine does not mean it cannot be painted, anno or chromed again later to get it back to a factory finish. In most cases polishing it helps this process.


 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

There's only so many wanks you can have when you have time on your hands, polishing fills in the gaps

 



I guess it's like custom cars and hotrods - you get a part and want to show you can achive a better look by polishing it up with no marks and a clean finish

i can under stand there are some that want to keep parts original and not touch

some parts have a couple of marks on them - you can keep org, re-paint, or polish

i like to polish as i like a shine - but also when i polish i don't like to over polish some parts like DC levers - keeping the original lines and maybe letting some nicks and marks still show - this show that the part has had a life and been used

with skyways - i like a shinny mirror hub as it can match a chrome frame or show up a good paint work with reflection


so i guess it's back to the old days of like hot rod cars - show yer stuff as best as you can  

each to there own or we would only have to put up one bike for all of us to look at - boring  

[NORTY40]

I'm not into the bling much, but it whatever floats your boat..

it wrong to say they have been messed up, because most of what we do is restore before shine - just because it has a mirror shine does not mean it cannot be painted, anno or chromed again later to get it back to a factory finish. In most cases polishing it helps this process.


 

Spot on Sid 


Polishing or stripping NOS bits is a big no no in my opinion though 

[Peter J]

I like stuff to either be NOS or "rider" condition  

I agree with Bendy about polishing Cars because it was done BITD and if the part was a polish finish then go for it  

I've got a set of Crupi Cranks that are polished and love em   but that’s how they came out of the box

But other stuff......

[m1ke]

less polishing = more riding

[dordymush]

i like to see parts restored back to how they were.
after all your restoring it 

[DoubleD]

i like to see parts restored back to how they were.
after all your restoring it 

Ok i can dig that

but if i remember   from bitd   the only thing i used whas hot water and soap  to clean hahahaha
used parts over 25 years   needs  more tlc 

[rooski]

I only polish my helmet.

[baldbmxer]

 

[m1ke]

 

[The Burner King]

Polished is fine as long as it's not over polished.

When things get polished and loses detail etc thats when its shit 

[Gnarlyscoots]

less polishing = more riding

100% spot on!

[Pooch]

Would you say it's bad to strip the ano of something perfect if it's not the colour you wont

[brummie]

Would you say it's bad to strip the ano of something perfect if it's not the colour you wont

yes imo

[In2 bmx]

If it looks right do it  .   I used to strip my bike and clean and polish every part .   The bike was chrome with chrome cranks and nice bits So why not have something nice and shiny when your re building a 30 year old bike 

Would you say it's bad to strip the ano of something perfect if it's not the colour you wont

yes imo

x 2  . Its about bringing things back to life , polished or not

[AKGOFF]

Would you say it's bad to strip the ano of something perfect if it's not the colour you wont

yes imo

What about rare items? I have a NOS Hutch Aerospeed Powerdisc in Blue anno which i'm never gonna use but trying to find another one in any colour or Chrome is a mission so do i strip the NOS blue one and re anno / Chrome or go without and use something else which wouldn't go quite as well on the bike?

[ozone]

Would you say it's bad to strip the ano of something perfect if it's not the colour you wont

yes imo

What about rare items? I have a NOS Hutch Aerospeed Powerdisc in Blue anno which i'm never gonna use but trying to find another one in any colour or Chrome is a mission so do i strip the NOS blue one and re anno / Chrome or go without and use something else which wouldn't go quite as well on the bike?

It's your disc so you can do what you want with it but having it chromed might affect it's value should you decide to move it on...