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| Kenay |
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hey guys im tryin to locater a good aluminum polisher in the south eastern region of melbourne cheers guys
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Posts: 6113 Joined: 8th May 2007 |
Autosol & hours of rubbing.
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| Kenay |
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yer lol but me sander just blew up and im half way thruogh gettin the black paint of my rocker cover and i wanted it done by saturday
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Paint stripper, easiest way to do a rocker cover i found. Wipe on with a brush, wait 10 minutes and hose the paint off.
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| Kenay |
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will try that thx
any particular brand and were to get it |
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Posts: 6113 Joined: 8th May 2007 |
Dont know about brand, but bunnings maybe?
After you get the paint off, polish with autosol, then wipe over with wax & grease remover, then spray on some good quality clear gloss to seal it, or you'll be continually polishing it up to keep the finish. |
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| Kenay |
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shouldnt i sand it after the stripper to get it really smooth and shiny
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Posts: 6113 Joined: 8th May 2007 |
Dont know? Im guessing under all the paint its already smooth enough to polish, Autosol polish will eat through light rust and tarnishing.
Sanding will only leave lines in it that will add more hours to polishing them out. I guess if theres spots where they are really bad use the finest sandpaper with some water to minimize scratching, less work to polish afterwards. Post some pics up when your done!! |
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| fordfreak ef |
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FordFairmont wrote: Autosol & hours of rubbing. yes, can definatly vouch on those wise words.. have used 3 + tubes of "auto sol" on my engine bay.. And definatly many hours polishing too.. (the engine bay that is..  )
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Yeah ive debated for a while whether to polish up the ole rocker cover, but im not to sure about it. I guess it kinda makes it look like the old school motors which is a good thing, but currently im happy having it bright red
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| MARK.TANIA |
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it is a pity that you are so far away. as i would of done it for you .as i do it as pocket money for myself
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| FAST-XR |
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i started polishing the top half of my bbm, what a job that is! why did i start! hehe
hours and hours.... oh yeah and hours!
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Thats definitely a sandpaper job to start with.
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FAST-XR wrote: i started polishing the top half of my bbm, what a job that is! why did i start! hehe join the club!! i say no more.. not "letting any cats out of a bag here".. hours and hours.... oh yeah and hours! 
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| richard williams |
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Age: 54 Posts: 535 Joined: 22nd Sep 2005 Ride: EF wagon & EF fairmont wagon & M Location: melbourne |
powerfile to start with then finer grades of wet and dry...... till it's super smooth then polishing and finally sealing.
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