metal polishing

[benji]

how do i polish my rocker cover to get a highly polised finish on it. and don't say send it to a polishers, i want to do it my self. can you buy kit's do do this sort of stuff?

cheers

ben

[cooper_nova]

yes u can buy kits to polish the rocker cover
wiv the ammount of polishing envoled i wud sugest u use a drill or angle grinder adaptor(will save on alot of armache)

[doge5644_uk]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

[cooper_nova]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

didn't it scrath the rocker cover and leave lots of lines????

[epo]

what about wet and dry instead of sand paper :?:

[benji]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

too much like hard work. i want something to put in my drill.
how do you get in to all recessed bits

[doge5644_uk]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

didn't it scrath the rocker cover and leave lots of lines????

yeah it did coz i used the lowest grit paper ever,
but its not noticable after laquer.

Or just use a Fine wet and dry paper if ur fussy :p,

d0m

[doge5644_uk]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

too much like hard work. i want something to put in my drill.
how do you get in to all recessed bits

Dont b a lazy git :p do it by hand and u'll get satisfaction from it

d0m

[Jim]

Kit? lol

All you need is sand paper or a machine sander.. sand it down.

Get some laquer and spray it / paint it.

This worked well for me. :D

He's after a polished finish, so painting it might not be what he wants.

Jim

[doge5644_uk]

but clear laquer does give a shiny poslished finish tho.

either way... i aint bothered :roll: [/u]

[benji]

Dont b a lazy git :p do it by hand and u'll get satisfaction from it

d0m

no, all i will get ishand ache

[doge5644_uk]

look on mig web, theres a guy chroming rocker covers. cheaply. u can really polish that :wink: