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Title: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sawzall on August 19, 2007, 02:19 PM

i picked these up from stuntmaster at mk,they were in really bad condition with loads of hammer marks etc,i filed and sanded out all of the dents then spent a couple of hours on the polisher :coolsmiley:
BEFORE
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/001-2.jpg)
AFTER
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/001-3.jpg)

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: spesh on August 19, 2007, 02:21 PM

nice job fella!

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Trev on August 19, 2007, 02:22 PM

nice work...  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: zed4130 on August 19, 2007, 02:24 PM

your the man phill    :4_17_5:

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: CD17 on August 19, 2007, 02:29 PM

Wow they look great, when I started to get back into old skool, I wanted everything Nos.

Now Im really starting to enjoy restoring something that would have gone into the bin a few years ago.

Thats great work  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 02:32 PM

Nice work  :daumenhoch:

Is that from using a standard benchgrinder / polisher?

Although a shame you couldn't get rid of the glare on them  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sawzall on August 19, 2007, 03:09 PM

i just use a 1400 rpm motor with various mops and 3 types of polish,not keen on faster motors because if youre not careful you can polish out details like names numbers etc ;)

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: highrisedrifter on August 19, 2007, 03:50 PM

That's an amazing transformation. Good job mate. Mind you, it wasn't really a turd to begin with, just in need of some serious TLC.

HRD

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sawzall on August 19, 2007, 03:59 PM

trust me if you saw them before i started you would have thought TURD... :D

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: stuntmaster on August 19, 2007, 07:03 PM

yeah that were a turd but i knew that could be rebuilt but no time and allready got a few sets anyway , i have them back now for same price please :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: you can polish a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sawzall on August 19, 2007, 10:07 PM

 ;D ;D ;D