Sorry to bring an old thread back to life - but i'm curious.....now that the frame is stripped and looking very fab indeed - does it need protecting in anyway? ie some sort of laquer to stop the aluminum losing it's gleam? surely you'd have to have the patience of a saint to acheive those sort of results - how long did it take?
what's the crack with non-looptail rippers then? cos to me it looks awesome? are there any pros and cons to getting a non-looptail apart from the desireability?
well i polished it about 3 weeks ago and it is still shiny, but with some fingerprints.
it did take me a while to do. a fair few hours. but the longer you spend doing it, the better it will look. its all in the preparation before polishing.
the hardest bits were getting around all the tube joins, getting the paint off, then the etch primer.
worth it though as it looks a lot better
as for desiarability, the older ones are gonna be more sought after
the newer ones like mine however, are more ridable. mine is standard length, 36" wheelbase
when i bought it the frame was 260 (in 2002)
good looking out on the wax idea orb i will try that
