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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: motomagII on December 28, 2005, 01:50 PM

Title: ally polishing
Post by: motomagII on December 28, 2005, 01:50 PM

is there any top alloy polishers in leeds area guys ?

got pair rims want them to gleam like new

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: ORB on December 28, 2005, 02:19 PM

greg, have a go yourself mate, it is very easy.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: motomagII on December 28, 2005, 03:52 PM

been in garage for 3 hours trying to get them good one shines well the other looks shit .

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: ORB on December 30, 2005, 10:56 AM

What method you using? very fine wet n dry is a good place to start

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 11:23 AM

what grades you talking here oli.
i've got a stem that needs a bit of a rub down.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: ORB on December 30, 2005, 11:25 AM

depends how fooked it is Dave, get some 500, thousand and some 2k grit and work up through the grades.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 11:44 AM

thank you oh god of restoration  :santa_afro:.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: oberonspacefruit on December 30, 2005, 11:45 AM

dont listen to him mate, his elves do it all for him.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 11:52 AM

i thought he was one of the little people :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: oberonspacefruit on December 30, 2005, 12:00 PM

youve noticed he's never without green fine leather shoes aint ya....

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 12:06 PM

he has that funny elve type face aint he. im sure he's got pointy ears as well  :santa_wink:.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Waxintaxin on December 30, 2005, 12:16 PM

Yep oli has pointy ears for sure, I thought it was his vulcan ansestory, but your little people idea sure holds some water .

Rich :)

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: ORB on December 30, 2005, 12:48 PM

rumbled

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Waxintaxin on December 30, 2005, 12:51 PM

Fix my shoes then

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: ORB on December 30, 2005, 01:10 PM

no

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 01:17 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: oberonspacefruit on December 30, 2005, 02:04 PM

lmfao!

fix MY shoes bitch.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Rombloke on December 30, 2005, 03:52 PM

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

well this tuf-neck stem was black. after oven cleaner, 800, 1000, 1200 grit wet and dry...used wet , then hit with autosol, then peek then tcut it ended like this

Dave

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: gmac on December 30, 2005, 03:54 PM

Any excuse eh Dave ?  ;D

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Rombloke on December 30, 2005, 04:11 PM

what???.....what???????????????

Dave

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: pkradman on December 30, 2005, 04:15 PM

dave have u rubbed the tuff neck stamp of  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Rombloke on December 30, 2005, 04:30 PM

lee it was a screen printed top....somone of you calibre knew that tho and was only joking eh... :idiot2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0058.jpg)

still i could always pinch the top of this one and swap em over  :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0002.jpg)

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: lazychubs on December 30, 2005, 04:33 PM

or give it to me so i can use it lol

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: dordymush on December 30, 2005, 05:42 PM

you could have painted the bolt dave  :santa_grin:.

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: Rombloke on December 30, 2005, 05:52 PM

youre so anally retentive dave

Dave

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on December 30, 2005, 06:31 PM

dave u r the polishing god from polishvile

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: motomagII on December 30, 2005, 07:03 PM

wow dave that looks awesome .how much time did you put into that ?ps that bike looks familier dont know where ive seen it before but im sure i have  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: ally polishing
Post by: weston on December 30, 2005, 09:19 PM

i dont go back to work until the 9th jan, if you havent sorted it by then i'll do them for you...