I decided I did not like the Grab bar being black (remember my rims?
) so I decided to strip all the paint off of it.
After stripping the paint off of it, I was dismayed to see just how rough the grab bar was (sorry, I didn't snap any pics). It was full of scratches, and I knew polishing it was going to be a rough job.
So, I ordered an Aluminum Polishing Kit, and went out and bought some sand paper. I started with 220 grit (I know that sounds rough, but the grab bar was very rough), then moved up to 400, 600, 800, 1000 and finally 1500.
I used 3 different compounds for polishing (thats what the kit came with, im considering buying some very fine compound to get it even shinier).
The polishing itself did not take long, maybe an hour.
Here is the finished result:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2647Medium.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2648Medium.jpg)
I think it looks a lot better now, then it did when it was just black.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2649Medium.jpg)
Now to see what else I can polish
![Wink](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
After stripping the paint off of it, I was dismayed to see just how rough the grab bar was (sorry, I didn't snap any pics). It was full of scratches, and I knew polishing it was going to be a rough job.
So, I ordered an Aluminum Polishing Kit, and went out and bought some sand paper. I started with 220 grit (I know that sounds rough, but the grab bar was very rough), then moved up to 400, 600, 800, 1000 and finally 1500.
I used 3 different compounds for polishing (thats what the kit came with, im considering buying some very fine compound to get it even shinier).
The polishing itself did not take long, maybe an hour.
Here is the finished result:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2647Medium.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2648Medium.jpg)
I think it looks a lot better now, then it did when it was just black.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Jeniva/DSC_2649Medium.jpg)
Now to see what else I can polish
![Very Happy](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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