I removed the paint with Jasco paint remover. Once all the paint is flacked off, I take a steel bristle brush to it and remove all the paint. Once all the paint is removed, I wet sand with 400 and then 600 for that nice flat finish. I use a buffing wheel on the bench with metal polish. It...
Sorry it took so long, but i'm rarely on this site. I need to get on here more often. Anyways. The rear fender is a front fender I got from Worldwide Cyclery. We don't get too much rain here, but it does it's job protecting the rear pivot points from debris.
So I couldn’t find a set of XT’s (FC-M8050) in any sizes available. Everyone was sold out. But I found these 170’s (FC-E8000) brand new for a very low price. Got them, looked at them, and thought about changing it up a bit. Decided to polish them out for the time being until I find some XT’s....