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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: boofy44 on June 23, 2006, 11:44 AM

Title: alloy polishing ?
Post by: boofy44 on June 23, 2006, 11:44 AM

whats the best way to get a mirror finish on alloy chainrings you helpful people.rob.

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: gmac on June 23, 2006, 01:46 PM

Get the Autosol out, and rub like fook  :D

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: Waxintaxin on June 23, 2006, 03:37 PM

I am lazy so I use wet and dry throught the grades then autosol and a dremmell , mirror finnish guaranteed*



* no guarantee is implied by this guarantee


Rich :)

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: sawzall on June 23, 2006, 05:12 PM

do it the lazy way,buy yourself a bench polishing kit from machine mart and get results like this
 (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/pk.jpg)
all done on a 1400 rpm polishing motor nothing more satisfying than seing alloy shine and knowing you did it yourself :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: Waxintaxin on June 23, 2006, 07:16 PM

i see what you did there with those stickers , clever


Rich :)

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: boofy44 on June 23, 2006, 08:55 PM

I,LL  NEED POPEYE,S ARMS TO GET IT LIKE THAT BY HAND.BEST HAVE A FLICK THROUGH RAZZLE AND START PRACTICING.

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: sawzall on June 23, 2006, 09:27 PM

 :2funny: :2funny: :D

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: MartyC on June 23, 2006, 11:09 PM

Quote from: boofy44 on June 23, 2006, 08:55 PM

I,LL  NEED POPEYE,S ARMS TO GET IT LIKE THAT BY HAND.BEST HAVE A FLICK THROUGH RAZZLE AND START PRACTICING.

LMFAO  :2funny:

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: Rombloke on June 24, 2006, 01:38 PM

by hand, lots of elbow grease, lots of different grades of wet and dry, autosol, peek, t-cut, and autoglym......

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/4ae9d3af.jpg)

Dave

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: ronnie360 on July 02, 2006, 04:54 PM

dave is the t towel for sale  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: Rombloke on July 02, 2006, 05:07 PM

tea towel you cheeky cnut....thats me fav cheese cloth shirt i'll have you know

Dave

Title: Re: alloy polishing ?
Post by: ronnie360 on July 02, 2006, 05:52 PM

 :LolLolLolLol: :crazy2: