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Title: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 21, 2006, 06:17 PM: anyone know how easy / costly it would be to polish a stem its alloy and therfore soft

i feel like a bit of a leech askin all these questions and havin no answers
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: harris on May 21, 2006, 06:18 PM: lightly sand paper wet n dry auto sol and bench mop on a grinder or a dremmel
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 21, 2006, 06:20 PM: its easy.

strip it with nitromors.

pollish it with autosol. maybe peek too. job done. youl be screaming from the shed to the missus to unbolt every single bit of alloy off the bike.
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: Rombloke on May 21, 2006, 06:47 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/4ae9d3af.jpg)
polished by my own fair hands, from what could be described as a nasty looking pro neck.
worked thru the grades of wet and dry...400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200....then autosol, then peek, then tcut, finally seal it with a wax polish....i use autoglym cos im posh.

Dave
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: scary_leary on May 21, 2006, 07:00 PM: yeah..piece o piss

i did these, with just a soapy brillo from under the sink.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/Picture3353.jpg)
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 21, 2006, 07:03 PM: this was nos and pink i stripped so its never been finished before will it still work?
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: Rombloke on May 21, 2006, 07:24 PM: yes.....the stem in my pic was blue,
and lee is a liar...soapy brillo my arse....he aint worth a soapy tit wnak

Dave
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 21, 2006, 07:59 PM: sorry for being blonde what is peek ?
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: sawzall on May 21, 2006, 08:02 PM: peek is a polish like autosolv but less abrasive better for final finishing :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: Rombloke on May 21, 2006, 08:15 PM: Quote from: selfpreservation on May 21, 2006, 07:59 PM
sorry for being blonde what is peek ?

its when you just about catch a glimpse of somthing

lol

Dave
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 22, 2006, 09:23 AM: so do i were a blindfold and just glance at it now and then a bit like the eclipse?

gee whizz that autsol must really be somethin just how shiny do these things get?
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: gmac on May 22, 2006, 10:09 AM: Did the frame/forks and wheels on this little feller with Autosol - they were rusty as fook

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/IMG_0797.jpg)
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 22, 2006, 06:32 PM: do i use the sandpaper wet or dry or both (please excuse me im not stupid just green)
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: Rombloke on May 22, 2006, 06:44 PM: use wet and dry paper...use it wet, i always add a little fairy liquid to the water, it helps keep the paper from clogging up

Dave
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: dordymush on May 22, 2006, 08:08 PM: lol i was'nt sure if i had to use the sand paper wet so used it dry :idiot2:.

came out ok though.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v229/dordymush/PIC_0226.jpg)
Title: Re: polishing alloy stems and alike
Post by: selfpreservation on May 22, 2006, 09:18 PM: holy sh**t guys thanks i cant belive it that brillo pad really works
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not bad for the first go might try some peek and the rest on it