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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: MartyC on May 01, 2006, 11:53 PM

Title: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: MartyC on May 01, 2006, 11:53 PM: I've got two Redline Flight Chain rings one a survivor from bitd and another I got from Daz when I bought his Flight cranks. I'd like to get a chrome like finish on one of them, my mate can do it on his polishing machine but thinks the script logo will come off. How should I polish it to give it a chrome like finish and what should I use?

Advice appreciated :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: ORB on May 01, 2006, 11:58 PM: get it chromed :)
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: MartyC on May 02, 2006, 12:00 AM: I thought about that, might take it to the guy that did my GT bits if polishing is not a practical option :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: ORB on May 02, 2006, 12:13 AM: it should be chrome anyway
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: sawzall on May 02, 2006, 06:04 PM: it depends on condition of flight ring,i polished one for my pro class which had a few marks in it,i used wet and dry 500 down to 1200 to remove nicks and marks then carefully polished on bench polisher not applying to much pressure so i didnt loose any of the engraving came up like chrome :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: Nosnod on May 03, 2006, 08:05 AM: I got my flight chainring highly polished and it didn't affect the script. You would have to go pretty deep to lose the script
Title: Re: Polishing Redline Flight Chain Ring
Post by: MartyC on May 03, 2006, 10:17 PM: Quote from: Nosnod on May 03, 2006, 08:05 AM
I got my flight chainring highly polished and it didn't affect the script. You would have to go pretty deep to lose the script

I might try it (polishing machine) with the one from my flights and not the survivor (too much sentimental value :LolLolLolLol:) to see how it turns out.