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Polishing a ripper

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theRuler:
i want to strip the black off my pk ripper and polish it.

how do i polish it?

will it stay polished or do i have to laquer it?

sorry if they are stupid questions but i havent done much ali polishing!

oberonspacefruit:
this thread has been asked before. nitromors will obviously strip it...

ally reacts with the air so it will dullen if exposed to the elements. it does on the parts on my bike anyway. but it takes only a bit of work to polish it back up.

i used polishing mops and paste, drill mounted..available from frost restoration.   you get a bit carried away tho......you start gettin the mirror effect and the next thing you know your shoutin from the shed to the missus to unbolt every bit of alloy on all the bikes.....all is right with the world....you want to stay in the shed and polish for ever....

Steve P:
Patience is the key !!!!

I stripped my Mini Ripper with Nitromors then used a greeny cloth with plenty of soapy water to remove excess paint, etc

Then I used fine wire wool (grade 000) again soaked in hot soapy water to leave a fine finish ready for polishing with a good alloy / metal polish

I prefer not to use mops or drills, etc, If the pre-polish preparation work is done well enough then hand polishing is very quick and simple with excellent results







If you want a low maintenance polished frame I recommend getting it ball-burnished

theRuler:
that looks superb.

i will do just that.

weston:
try your local school & ask the metal work teacher to polish it up for you for a small donation,it will come up looking like new,saves you alot of hard work.... i did this in my school years as my metal work project, i know it you can still do this as i have just taken a job at a school helping bad lads so they dont end up like me

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