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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Moza on January 26, 2011, 12:24 PM

Title: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Moza on January 26, 2011, 12:24 PM: As my Ripper started life bare alloy I want to leave it that way but clean it up, is my only option to Polish it ????? Id love to go baby blue or white but I cant bring myself to do it lol
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: diesel on January 26, 2011, 12:34 PM: Autosol, Elbow greese and soft cloths

Hand polished will give it a nice clean finish

Machine polishing it will ruine the ball burnished finish

Just my 2 pence

Here's one I hand polished:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/PK_6963.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/PK_6966.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/PK_6964.jpg)
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Moza on January 26, 2011, 12:37 PM: Quote from: diesel on January 26, 2011, 12:34 PM
Autosol, Elbow greese and soft cloths

Hand polished will give it a nice clean finish

Machine polishing it will ruine the ball burnished finish

Just my 2 pence

Thanks the ball burnished finish will go anyway as Ive a few marks to wet flat out.
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Bettyswallocks on January 26, 2011, 01:09 PM: If your gonna sand it dont touch the welds, you'll smooth em out ruining the frame
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Mattdub on January 26, 2011, 01:25 PM: Just like that ^^^^^ , lovin' that dan :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: cbrboy-2008 on January 27, 2011, 06:49 PM: the welds on that frame look awesome buddy!
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Moza on January 28, 2011, 11:29 AM: Yeah I wont be sanding the welds :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: SteveG on January 28, 2011, 02:33 PM: If you don't want it super shiny then get some very fine scotchbrite and put oil on it. I've found that if you don't press hard you get a pretty uniform finish without fine scratches and a slightly matt finish once the oil has been cleaned off. It gets very messy but lesve it a bit closer to ball burnishing.

Having said that I've polished my one anyway as I am a bit of a tart. ;)
Title: Re: refinishing a ripper frame
Post by: Moza on January 29, 2011, 09:53 AM: Quote from: SteveG on January 28, 2011, 02:33 PM
If you don't want it super shiny then get some very fine scotchbrite and put oil on it. I've found that if you don't press hard you get a pretty uniform finish without fine scratches and a slightly matt finish once the oil has been cleaned off. It gets very messy but lesve it a bit closer to ball burnishing.

Having said that I've polished my one anyway as I am a bit of a tart. ;)

Thanks for that im still unsure of how to build this yet, whether to add the tuffs I have or get some araya's. Ive got some alloy bars so I was gonna build a mega light bike !!!!