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dave17

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 16:34

ahh cheers for the help people! think il look up a metal polisher coz i cant b e bothered with al that hassle in the guide. cheers tho. and cobra, u got a pic of the polished mfd?


TOMAS

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 12:02

look in yellow pages under "metal polishers". They should charge you between £5 and £15 i'd imagine. Even if you were to get it chrome plated which isnt cheap you would need to get it polished first.


modded_corsa

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 08:44

right this is for polishing aluminium wheels but am gunna say (but dont quote me) that it should be the same kinda thing:):thumbs:

http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/eneu/aluminum1.html

:wave:


cobra148

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 07:43

You can get i machine polished for much cheaper than the cost of chrome plating. A guy on MIG had an mfd fascia from me and he polished it so it had a mirror finish.
Even using a fine cutting paste such as T cut will make a difference. Try experimenting on the back of the trim so if you mess up it won't show.


Jambo

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 01:47

yeah should do im not too knowledgable about polishing metal, all i know if done properlly looks better than chrome ;)


dave17

posted on 12th Apr 04 at 01:15

im sure id be able to get an attachment of some sort for my drill?


Jambo

posted on 11th Apr 04 at 23:43

youd need some elbow grease! Might look cool, i suspect itd be expensive its carisma


R Lee

posted on 11th Apr 04 at 23:40

lots and lots of elbow grease and some metal polish. might take you a while though...


dave17

posted on 11th Apr 04 at 23:40

dya know how much theyd charge?

im sure i could do it by myselt tho, not fully chrome, but REAL shiny?


Jambo

posted on 11th Apr 04 at 23:37

Carisma


dave17

posted on 11th Apr 04 at 23:33

my brushed alloy dial surround? its a bit scratched up now so i wana chrome it/make it real shiny to match my door handles.

what do i need?:thumbs: