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PostPosted: 20:09 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Oppinions please people Reply with quote
Right, ive got a tenner to blow at halfrauds next monday,

Greg suggested some autosol and polish my rims...

Sounded a little too gay for me, so i started thinking - Came up with this.

Polish my exhaust to make the end can silver, completely.

A quick artists impression has generated this colour marhtced model Whilst the gritter lorry is flailing out grit all over the place and against the side of my dads Land Cruiser... any way hes gone now, soo yeah...

Artists Impression:

Before -

https://img384.imageshack.us/img384/399/orig4bf.jpg

After -

https://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1350/polished0ew.jpg

Oppinions people?
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phantomtek
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PostPosted: 20:21 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like it the way it is, although mine looks like that so I'm slightly biased. Could just be the pants artwork you did, but it just doesn't look right Laughing

Can I ask how you expect to acheive the desired look?

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PostPosted: 20:24 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
phantomtek wrote:
Can I ask how you expect to acheive the desired look?


Dont realy know - If enough people thought that this looked better than the original, i would be asking that question.

Im not 100% convinced myself, But i was thinking that autosol would do it? Same stuff people use to do their rims? I dont know if this is possible or what?
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PostPosted: 20:28 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Will this stuff even polish up? Confused It would be interesting to know, as Thundercats have this finish. Even if it does, I imagine it's going to be a bitch to do without a lathe or whatever to polish it up.
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phantomtek
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PostPosted: 20:29 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Method wrote:
phantomtek wrote:
Can I ask how you expect to acheive the desired look?


Dont realy know - If enough people thought that this looked better than the original, i would be asking that question.

Im not 100% convinced myself, But i was thinking that autosol would do it? Same stuff people use to do their rims? I dont know if this is possible or what?


Well I didn't know it was like that underneath, in my opinion you would be better off doing the downpipes too and all along there because it won't look as wierd, or alternatively go the whole hog and buy a full stainless system Razz But I would just spend the tenner on a cheapo toolkit or maybe some polish or wax and just make your bike so shiny and clean you could eat your tea off it.

If you were that way inclined. Laughing
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PostPosted: 20:30 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't think the autosol is going to bring the black pipework up to look like the silver stainless steel cover. Just buy a full stainless steel exhuast, will look better and need much less looking after as polished stuff needs keeping clean and regular polishing.

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PostPosted: 20:36 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
phantomtek wrote:
But I would just spend the tenner on a cheapo toolkit or maybe some polish or wax and just make your bike so shiny and clean you could eat your tea off it.

If you were that way inclined. Laughing

Laughing You havent seen my bike lately, have you joe?

Think its gonna need slightly more than a tenners worth of polish and wax... Laughing

Will post some pics up on tuesday if my chain comes in, as thats when its all gona get a good spring clean.

Then you'll all get a good laugh Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:38 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Method wrote:
Laughing You havent seen my bike lately, have you joe?


No.... Smile

Method wrote:
Will post some pics up on tuesday if my chain comes in, as thats when its all gona get a good spring clean.

Then you'll all get a good laugh


I look forward to it. You could always give the tenner to me Shifty
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PostPosted: 21:51 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
I suspect the black bits are mild steel. If you polish them, they will go rusty very quickly (within a couple of hours if the humidity is high).
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Use your tenner for wheel trim tape or some tarty thing like that, wouldnt try to polish the exhaust as there is no way you'll get an even finish. Wink
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PostPosted: 22:35 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Incidentally, I'd use the tenner for a load of those fiddly wee consumables that you never have when you need them.

eg. Cable ties, gaffa tape, PVC tape, threadlock, fuel line and so on.
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 05 Mar 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
kwaker6r wrote:
Use your tenner for wheel trim tape or some tarty thing like that,

[farmer accent] Oi Gor Thaaa [/accent]

Stinkwheel wrote:

eg. Cable ties, gaffa tape, PVC tape, threadlock, fuel line and so on.

Basically what my bike runs on Laughing I think thats what its going to end up as.
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