it looks like it should polish up pretty easy. my cr had a painted grey swingarm but the frame and subframe were just raw alu. did you by chance already paint strip the swingarm?
The CRF swing arms don't have paint on them as far as I know. There used to be a really cruddy vinyl on the swing arm but I took that off and dipped the swing arm in solvent to get the vinyl goo off, which is why it looks fairly shiny.
nice, I remember seeing that sticker actually on a earlier pic. Ive been out in the powder having some fun here in ontario lol 6 " of powder. waiting for ponds to freeze.. you ride in the snow at all?