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Hi,

Couple difficult questions.

I have a 1982 Honda CM450C and it has aluminum fenders. My problem is that all the metal as tiny small spots, in some places black spots. My question is how to I restor this to it's origional luster. I have bought many grades of sandpaper (ie. 320-2000) and Wet sand it all down but it does not go away at all. It's smoothes out but still has those same brown spots.

Any help will do, I have sanded and polished but can't seem to get it to go away. Anyone know how to fix?

Josh

Were you polishing with actual chrome polish? I used Nano Polish for the black spots on my bike. Chrome looks new again.

disclaimer.....black spots were cause by salt air pitting the chrome....I got to it soon. Your black spots may be different so I don't know if the results will be the same.

Yes i am polishing with chrome aluminum polish.

I have some black and some brown.

Its chrome on steel not aluminum so they will never go away..
You can either spend a bunch of cash getting them re-plated, look for a better set on e-bay, paint them or look for something different that can be adapted to fit (lots of different 19" Honda ones will fit, mounting holes are pretty standard or remove inner brace and fit to 'new' fender.
PJ

Can you paint it silver? or will that look horrible? sorry im new to this all.

Josh

For the fenders?

My bike is gloss black

Try to find a place that does plating, I think what they need to do is an acid wash to remove those stains. Good luck