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Seat resto. Pleeeeese help.

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deeman:

--- Quote from: oldschoolace on June 14, 2016, 07:52 PM ---Looks like your paper was 360 grit. You should go up through the grades 100-150 at a time to at least 1200 before you try and t-cut  :daumenhoch:

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^^^ This...You will need to work up the grades before you polish. I usually go 1500 then a go with 3000 before polishing. And even then you will need a few goes with the T cut or polish. I have a 3 stage plastic polishing kit made by Novus...you can get it on ebay, but imo T cut works just as well  :daumenhoch:

PRO THUNDER:
Thanks again for the info Deeman. I'll get some finer W n D and give that a go. I'll let you know how I get on in a few days. :daumenhoch:

wilsey72:
How did you get on??

dancetothedrummersbeat:

--- Quote from: deeman on June 14, 2016, 08:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: oldschoolace on June 14, 2016, 07:52 PM ---Looks like your paper was 360 grit. You should go up through the grades 100-150 at a time to at least 1200 before you try and t-cut  :daumenhoch:

--- End quote ---

^^^ This...You will need to work up the grades before you polish. I usually go 1500 then a go with 3000 before polishing. And even then you will need a few goes with the T cut or polish. I have a 3 stage plastic polishing kit made by Novus...you can get it on ebay, but imo T cut works just as well  :daumenhoch:

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I bought one of those Novus kits too. Only had a short go with it so far on my Raleigh Extra Burner seat, but it's worked already  :daumenhoch:

kalex:
Do some searching on YouTube for restoring motocross plastics

They use a blade to get down to cleaner plastic, which then leaves it dull like yours. I'm sure they then use a heat gun but check first as it was yonks ago I viewed them.

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