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Kashimax Restro - still looks powdery (Blue with pictures)

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rad_pitt:
Before



After

jT Racing:

--- Quote from: mark j. on February 15, 2012, 07:21 PM ---I'll just add it did fook all.

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 :LolLolLolLol:

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Right the trouble here is with the sanding process

 the colour was added when the seat was made - when finished, it looks a solid colour and has a polished surface for a shine/solid colour look

if now you take sand paper and rub it over, this will leave small lines - small flakes/scratches will lose the solid colour and turn it a white/clear with each mark

now if you sand the seat with different grades, it will look whitish - this is what you have - now by putting water or grease on it, it will join where the sanded lines/flakes have lifted, making it look solid again

adding heat will join the flakes/lines together and making it look solid - there will be a point where it heats up and becomes smooth, as the heat melts it it will look shinny

dying it with dylon will only coat/cover the out side - if it has small lines/flakes they will not dye so well and will still look whitish
how long did you leave it in for ?

sanding it down to a smooth or very flat finish might look better and dye better, but heat will give it a more solid colour look after it has been sanded like that


you could also try another way after heating up - it will have a smooth look when heated, but you could try rolling a pattern on to it - the original seat has a slight texture to it - rolling some thing like sand paper over it or some thing similar might give it back it's pattern again ?

punkdSICO:

--- Quote from: rad_pitt on February 15, 2012, 08:00 PM ---As mad as it sounds - the blow torch is probably your best bet. I've seen it done on other blue seats.

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Cool..  So, I presume the Before/After pics are using the blow torch method??  If so, very impressive results and the before looks exactly like mine..

Regarding a blow torch, I dont own one so could I just carefully use the gas rings on my oven?

"I'll just add it did fook all."  - yeah, I laughed at that aswell :)

ta all..

Paul

punkdSICO:

--- Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 15, 2012, 09:03 PM ---how long did you leave it in for ?

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Prob about 3+ hours using boiling water and lots of salt.  I dont think the problem/solution is with the dying


--- Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 15, 2012, 09:03 PM ---you could also try another way after heating up - it will have a smooth look when heated, but you could try rolling a pattern on to it - the original seat has a slight texture to it - rolling some thing like sand paper over it or some thing similar might give it back it's pattern again ?

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Cool idea..  Not sure I will try the pattern effect as sounds tricky but, defo gunna try the heating up (assuming it is okay to use a gas oven ring instead..).

Some great help in this thread - big thanks..

Paul

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