{"id":3041,"date":"2025-07-24T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:45:48","slug":"helmet-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/en\/2025\/07\/24\/helmet-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmet shield polishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an accident on my way to San Pedro de Atacama, the shield got a lot of scratches and was unusable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I looked for a replacement shield, but it would be quite expensive to import from Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I decided to polish it myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First I used 320 grit to remove the scratches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fc9abcf0fbe&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fc9abcf0fbe\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img 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