How To Polish a Motorcycle Engine Cover

Polishing a side engine cover off of a 1974 Honda CB360 with a bench grinder.
Bench grinders take the hard work out of polishing, accomplishing hours of work in only minutes.
Parts List:
Motorcycle side engine cover
Tools List:
Bench grinder and buffing wheel attachment
Polishing compound
Safety gloves
Safety glasses

[@lutherfreddie]

Impressive!

[@eggmcnog]

I heard some Zep playing!

[@0321ReconMan]

What about powder coating this small stuff? I mean I would never want to do a whole frame as I dont have a big enough oven, but powder coating these small pieces would be relatively easy. Some of the coatings almost look like chrome after baking. Is it due to the wear?

[@pilobond]

Hey. Great video. Could you tell me when you would do this vs. painting (like the video you did in 2014)? I have a CB350 with pretty nasty looking covers. Not sure if I should polish or paint.

[@MotorcycleRestorationChannel]

Hey personally I think polishing looks way better so I would recommend doing that! You also don’t have to worry about the paint chipping or anything like that if you polish.

[@pilobond]

Thanks. I was told that once polished it tarnishes quickly. Have you noticed that?

[@djunglew]

Nice job. One thing I would say is not to use gloves with rotating machinery. You could get pulled in really quick. Maybe nitrile gloves at the most.

[@garytorres1435]

Hi could you put up a link of the buffing pads and where to buy them

[@glennvonk719]

You can buy buffing wheels at most home improvement stores. The Ryobi wheels he was using are available exclusively at The Home Depot.

[@AhuCJ]

Where are you?