That's why you only polish the outside
Mine won't be polished anytime soon. They came from the factory in bare aluminum, or anodized blue or gold. As you can clearly see mine is gold. Would likely take a ton of additional effort to strip the anodizing off and then polish.
We'll see what happens over time. Now that the paint is gone, it's all about getting it seaworthy and then rigging it up with the engine and steering. After reading some horror stories about what can happen when a cable steering system breaks, I'm looking at going to a Teleflex rack/pinion system.
Mine won't be polished anytime soon. They came from the factory in bare aluminum, or anodized blue or gold. As you can clearly see mine is gold. Would likely take a ton of additional effort to strip the anodizing off and then polish.
We'll see what happens over time. Now that the paint is gone, it's all about getting it seaworthy and then rigging it up with the engine and steering. After reading some horror stories about what can happen when a cable steering system breaks, I'm looking at going to a Teleflex rack/pinion system.