Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
If you remove the anodizing, it's a fair amount of work repolish them up again to a full shine, and from then on they will need to be regularly polished. Pretty big commitment.
The upkeep was my main concern when I polished my first pieces. For me, it turned out not to be that big of a deal. It may be a bigger challenge if the bike is left out in the elements. For my weekend warriors that are kept in the basement, a quick brush up with Blue Magic or Simichrome 1x per year keeps them shiny.
This was born as a gray tricolor caliper. I’ve never had them off the bike to re-polish and they still gleam after 3 years.
