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[neilrl79]

280!? I was fucking around with 500 and 1000! Looks like I'm going to pick up some 280 grit and a can of WD40 tomorrow when I'm out getting my JB Weld.

 

[snrusnak]

Oh I stopped at 280 grit with WD-40 and then polished it with fine polishing paste

No wonder it took you 10 hours lol!

Looks good though.

 

[oh9bolt]

[up] Neil.

I started by using my dremel with a 180 grit roll then 240, then switched to manual sanding with 500, 1000, 1200.

Start low and it will get most imperfections out and each time I did another pass with a higher grit it got better. A good polishing paste with a good buffing wheel brings out an amazing shine. Simply wiping it on with a towel doesnt compare.

 

[Big twin]

No wonder it took you 10 hours lol!

Lol ! The polishing took me an hour ! The big job was getting the rust off before the polish

 

[oh9bolt]

That is the truth, although my dremel took care of the hard work pretty easy.

 

[Big twin]

A good polishing paste with a good buffing wheel brings out an amazing shine.

That's the key ! It was'nt THAT nice before I started polishing

It was like this before the polishing

Removed all the rust with sand paper sheets with a lot of elbow grease !

 

[snrusnak]

I'm just too lazy....lol

Mine are going off to the ceramic coater

I'm impressed with the effort, it's a lot of work!

 

[Big twin]

Yeah I'm very patient and perfectionnist(is that a real word ? lol It is in french, lol)

 

[JustinMT]

I'm going to have to do more than what I did last time I "polished" mine. The weren't that good looking! Lol.

I just used WD40 with 180 grit to get the crud off, then went down to a green Scotch Brite pad, then just polished by hand. They still look good, but weren't even close to a finish like that!