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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: kungfunky on February 17, 2014, 12:55 PM

Title: Metal polisher.
Post by: kungfunky on February 17, 2014, 12:55 PM

Who on here if anyone has the skills and time to polish an aluminium frame for me ? Its going to be anodised so needs to be silky smooth but leaving the welds looking how they should. Its been shot/sand blasted at some point and has a bit of an orange peel finish to it.

Title: Re: Metal polisher.
Post by: meticulous on February 17, 2014, 01:12 PM

think your gona struggle there ash if its been shot blasted....    :-[

Title: Re: Metal polisher.
Post by: kungfunky on February 17, 2014, 01:15 PM

That's why I'm not going to attempt it Sam. The frame is in stunning condition other than that which is a shame.

Title: Re: Metal polisher.
Post by: meticulous on February 17, 2014, 01:19 PM

don't think any polishers will either ash,  it will be just too time consuming and risky from fookin it up.  can you not paint/powder it?

Title: Re: Metal polisher.
Post by: oldschoolace on February 17, 2014, 02:45 PM

Unless you are really confident of a polishing company the only solution is to do it yourself. Break it down into small, acheivable goals and it should be ace  :daumenhoch:

If it were mine i would pick a section like a chain stay an spend a whole week (an hour or so every night) going through the grades of wet or dry/emery cloth with a finer grade every night.

Could have it done in 7 weeks.

Lengthy i know but if a jobs worth doing and all that  :daumenhoch: