How to polish aluminum bicycle parts - Sakae MTS-120 stem

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In this video I’m going to explain how to polish aluminium bicycle parts. And in this case we’re going to polish a Sakae MTS-120 stem from 1986. As is the bike, the stem is in pretty bad shape with deep scratches and nicks all over.

If you polish aluminium bicycle parts you have to take the necessary steps to achieve the ultimate result of a mirror-finish. Obviously a good cleaning is in order. After which you sand the aluminium in a number of steps. Each step involves an increase in the number that represents the sandpaper grit. The final step involves using a machine polisher and both a cutting- and polishing compound.

Tools used:
Machine polisher: https://www.hbm-machines.com/producten/polijsten/polijstmachines/hbm-150-mm-hobby-polijstmachine

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Song is "Song of Sadhana" from Jesse Gallagher

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