Originally Posted by
Freeload
are the front forks actually chromed or just polished metal? what about just like saying screw the chrome and holding things against a polishing wheel until they are smooth (i remember taking out file marks and the like with a polish wheel in school, and just making random bits of metal shine like mirrors without too much work??
Most of those components, like the crankset, brakeset, rear derailleur, et al are anodized, so they won't polish up. If you want them to have a high polish, you need to strip the anodizing and polish. However, once stripped, you'd have to maintain that high polish, because bare aluminum oxidizes.