fastrthnu Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 when I get my porting done,. I wanna polish my cylinders, clutch cover, and cases. whats a good way to do this? I have die grinders,. drills, dremel, ect. I want it to look like chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 when I get my porting done,. I wanna polish my cylinders, clutch cover, and cases. whats a good way to do this? I have die grinders,. drills, dremel, ect. I want it to look like chrome. unless you have ALOT of time pay someone ...the prices I've seen are worth it, if you wan't it like chrome... if you want it just to shine the big stuff; w/ polishing wheel on A bench grinder w/ aluninium rouge... I got mine @ sears pretty cheep ...small tight spots what ever you can find in different grits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 unless you have ALOT of time pay someone ...the prices I've seen are worth it, if you wan't it like chrome... if you want it just to shine the big stuff; w/ polishing wheel on A bench grinder w/ aluninium rouge... I got mine @ sears pretty cheep ...small tight spots what ever you can find in different grits I have time,. I dont work :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Get some good compound, some good buffing wheels and have at it. I made a steering stem and brake calipers look like chrome yesterday. Its easy, just use the right compounds for the metal and it will turn out. Also have patience! :thumbsup: Good luck to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Get some good compound, some good buffing wheels and have at it. I made a steering stem and brake calipers look like chrome yesterday. Its easy, just use the right compounds for the metal and it will turn out. Also have patience! :thumbsup: Good luck to ya! yea, but whats the right compound? and wheels? should an automotive paint store have them? or a hardware store? Are there smaller wheels for like a 4" angle grinder or a dremel for really tight spaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I have time,. I dont work :biggrin: wanta finnish mine :woot: I got everything to look like chrome except the cyl's, I'm about to give up on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 yea, but whats the right compound? and wheels? should an automotive paint store have them? or a hardware store? Are there smaller wheels for like a 4" angle grinder or a dremel for really tight spaces? Go to Lowes and get their compounds they have. Also get a yellow and white wheel to use. Size doesnt matter on the wheel, what ever you have the power to use it on. Green lowes compound is awesome for final shine, and the white works great to get the deep scratches and cleaning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Go to Lowes and get their compounds they have. Also get a yellow and white wheel to use. Size doesnt matter on the wheel, what ever you have the power to use it on. Green lowes compound is awesome for final shine, and the white works great to get the deep scratches and cleaning up. word :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 well it was good knowing you man... cause by the time your done... your going to go fukin postal... patients grass hopper...ok well i shouldnt say that cause i have none of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 well it was good knowing you man... cause by the time your done... your going to go fukin postal... patients grass hopper...ok well i shouldnt say that cause i have none of it yea I just clicked on the link for rnbrads leakdown tester you have there,. thats what I want my motor to look like! That shit is hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Eastwood has every thing you need. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=...mp;iSubCat=1445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbAnyHill Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Rnbrad had a write up on what to use for polishing, that guy polishes everything & comes out hella shineee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokeatyou2 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 this is a list of what i use for polishing i have a 6 inchbench grinder set up with extension spindles on both sides and 2 6 inch by 100 leaf calico buffs i use on side for aluminium and one for stainless steel because you achieve the best result with differnt compounds for the 2 metals i also have a 6 inch stiched buff for first cut on non polished items then i have about 6, 4inch buffs some 20 leaf and some 50 then a 4 inch stiched buff and also about 4, 1inch buffs for my dremel for stainless steel i use green rogue aluminium white and cutting rogue dark brown also alot of wet and dry in different grades 240,360,600,800,1200,2400 and fine wire brushes for dremel and thats about it wait also mothers aluminuim polish and alot of polishing rags i have reecntly recieved some polish of a truck driver mate its called PURPLE STUFF he get supplied it to polish his truck i dont know if yas can get this in the US but it shits all over mothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 here is what I ended up with on my POS cover after about 3 hours,... has deep scretches and dings so I gotta get another but I think it ok for now........ now I just need to clean the mud off everything else for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 here is what I ended up with on my POS cover after about 3 hours,... has deep scretches and dings so I gotta get another but I think it ok for now........ now I just need to clean the mud off everything else for once. looks better than paint the next step takes A long time ::... you comming to the sand drags this sat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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