polishing bits and bobs..

carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

https://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af151/carlperkins001/DSC00091.jpg

and the finished product....

https://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af151/carlperkins001/DSC00122.jpg
https://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af151/carlperkins001/DSC00121.jpg
https://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af151/carlperkins001/DSC00114.jpg

all you need to do this is....

wet&dry sandpaper. up to 1500 grit will do.

T-Cut

Autosol

a few cups of tea and a couple of biscuits wont hurt either!

MonkeyKnuckle · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Karma :

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

Is Autosol just normal metal polish? I've got some Autoglym metal polish here.

Might give mine a once over. Mr. Green

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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

Hi, looking good, a vast improvement on the originals! I've had a go with the brake reservoir cap from my TZR
Given, I still have to get the scratches out before its done, but it looks ok i think Smile

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carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

yeah its a metal polish, but the best of the best.. its only like £4.00 though so its worth getting some.
if you have a polishing wheel it will come up great.

if you want to polish plastics theres a "Autosol plastic polish", but you have to buy them off ebay as they dont sell them in the UK yet. or you can use Xerapol from Hein Gericke.

Optiglaze from hein gericke for steel downpipes brings them up unbelievably too..
haha hope this helps. Thumbs Up

carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

yeah the caps looking good, was it originally black? if it was its a great job! Very Happy

i could spend days taking small pieces off my bike and polishing them! Laughing

Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

it was completely black yes, i cheated and got a flat block and took the top off, leaving the writing, i have another and was contemplating red writing maybe
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carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

yeah, you could have any colour writing you wanted, just use a wire brush on a drill to get most of the paint from the lettering, then spray it in the colour you want..
then just remove the top layer, leaving coloured letters..
job done Thumbs Up

i might do that tomorrow! Thumbs Up

haha

Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

awesome, are you going to do a weird colour or just black?
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^^^ Even T-Cut is quite abrasive ... probably more abrasive than Meguiars Thumbs Up

BTW carlperkins001 meant to say ... lookin good Karma

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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

One thing I used on my brake reservoir was Silvo wadding, it's really brought the shine out and also has the advantage of tarnish protection Very Happy

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phill.c · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2004 Karma :

carl you've good a good job there mate Thumbs Up

ive been doing the same thing myself this sat, i did the lh clipon for a cbr400 not totally finished yet but not far off.
before:
https://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d76/phillcbr400/HONDA%20CBR400%20nc29%201995/Photo0250.jpg

after:
https://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d76/phillcbr400/HONDA%20CBR400%20nc29%201995/Photo0251.jpg

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carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

cheers guys. phill.c... that looks awesome Thumbs Up

.. you sure you didnt cheat and have it chromed? Laughing

haha

phill.c · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2004 Karma :

yeah it does look shiney haha, i went upto 2000grade wet and dry and then used a polishing kit.
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carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

i couldnt find any 2000 grit! i had to settle for 1200. where you get it from? lol

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Not bad, but you can get a better finish than that with wet and dry (with an extra dollop of patience anyway).

I hope the rest of the bike's tidy.

phill.c · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2004 Karma :

ive started using a local auto paint supplier they stock more than what halfords or anywhere else does and also cheaper, plus you can knock a few quid off if you're cheeky.
plus they know what they're talking about.
if you know any sprayers ask them where they get their paint from.
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carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

i went out in search of 2000 grit and couldnt find anything above 1200...

i gave up and headed home and about 1/2 a mile away from my house i found a body shop.. went in there and they guy gave me a stack of 1500 & 2000 grit paper for free!!!

what a top bloke! Thumbs Up

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

everyones got a different way to polish stuff

did you just use the wet and dry to take of the paint then auto sol it ?

lookin good btw , hornets are lovely bikes

carlperkins00... · Crazy Courier Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Karma :

nah it wasn't painted, it was kind of a lumpy effect metal. im not really sure how to describe it.
anyway.. yeah i just sanded it smooth, the put some t-cut on it to make it abit smoother and then autosol. buff the hell out of it untill it comes up shiny.

i was thinking about getting an abrasive wheel to put in a drill but i went for the cheaper option. Very Happy

cheers man, mine was in pretty shoddy condition when i bought it but ive cleaned, fixed and restored all of it. just need to get the wheels powdercoated and it'll be in showroom condition. Thumbs Up