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myke
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21st Nov 05 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i took the paint off of my spark plug cover with a sanding disc on a drill, and have started to polish it.
the fairly random marks on the metal from the disc show at the moment, but will they be gone by the time it's shiny or should i make them go the same direction before getting it really shiny?
dannycorsa c
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what are you using to polish it up?what type of metal polish?
myke
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peek in a tube
tried brasso wadding, but it wasn't great
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just gotta keep at it or buy a proper polishing kit think they are around £25
Icy
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i got a frost polishing kit
comes with everything for rough finish to mirror finish.
get some auto belgom too
Dan. T
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ned to sand it down with wet and dry first, work your way thru the grades from 250-400-600-1000-1200 then peek
myke
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hassle
got some nitromors on it at the mo getting the paint off from around the lettering.
Icy
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nitromors is a pain!! used it on old porsche wheels
ed
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If you keep on polishing it using different grades of polish you will be doing effectivky the same thing as sanding it.

If you have some fairly deep marks though you will be there for a while.

 
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