I've got a set of record pista (current model) cranks that are showing some wear. what should i use to polish them?
thanks

saliva.

Metal polish? Mothers or some other kind of cleaner should do the job. Some people have used a dremel tool with a small amount of polish to great effect.

I got caught polishing my crank when I was in high school. Everyone called me Spanky after that.

You need to ask whoever it was on here that polished these:

I should probably ask for a clean pair of drawers while I'm at it.

yeah, holy ****.

yeah my polished cranks rock

i polished my chainring and cranks and love cruising down the street and seeing the reflection of the chainring spinning on the pavement.

we need pics people!!!!

I polish my crank all the time. I mostly just use my hand.

I've done this before. You can get some oven cleaner (the hardcore **** with Lye in it). Soak them in that for a few minutes. This will remove the anodizing. Then give them a quick wipe down with some Simple Green. Find yourself a good buffing wheel and get some fine jewelers polishing compound. Start polishing. It will take a long time to get a nice even finish like the pic above, but it's sort of fun. I guess.

this is a different set that was polished by Paul. I'll post pics of the one i polished in a bit.

OT: How lame -

what exactly is lame about it?

are you saying woody guthrey is lame, or quoting his guitar?

Woody Guthrie ripping of that bike's slogan...duh.

k, just took a pic. this is after a bit over a month or riding on these so not as polished as they once were, but you get the idea.

POTUS - there was a link in his sig

Is there lacquer one can put on the cranks after polishing to keep them shiny, and to slow down dulling due to corrosion?

damn evan that thing is clean!!!!

yea, I did those miche cranks. after I get the hubs and headset done I'll post pics and a brief how-to. I only use a variety of sandpaper, then a variety of buffing wheels on a bench-top grinder, nothing chemical.

this site will help you out: https://www.eastwoodco.com/

that's polished up from raw aluminum. Paul isn't selling polished chainrings because they are a pain to polish due to their intricacy, so i asked him for one prior to anodyzation then polished it up from that.

Are Sugino 75 anodized? If so, I prolly won't mess with the oven cleaner.

I have used Aluminum Burnishine to polish my cranks - road Campy Nuovo Records - the stuff is cheap - I buy it at a True Value Hardware store.

Using a tray, sit the cranks in the Burnishine or brush it on with an acid brush, and let it stand for 15 minutes or so. the tarnish on the cranks will turn black. rinse the cranks with some water and then polish the crank with aluminum polish to get the final mirror-like shine. Using the burnishine will do alll of the work - once you get to the alu polish stage it is just a matter or cleaning off the loosened tarnish. It should not take long and the results are great. I do not have a good photo with me but will post one later.