Metal polishing?

[MattBrown]

Anyone on here done any?

I have some nova/ktm/gsxr/classic bike bits to do, so am looking at purchasing some bits and bobs.

Anyone got any good sites, and good brands/prices?

Help

[Lewis.]

Balley mirror polished a load of bits on my bike last year, they were white and furry and they came out amazing.

[scott.parker]

Benn's your man..

[Curtoise]

what is up with these spam bots recently!!!!
there must be a cheap way to do it yourself

[Bubba]

fine bead blast, 1200 grit paper, autosol...work those arms out

[Old man Jimbo]

I used to do it to supliment my unit I had. But I eneded up with a big funk off 3 phase polising machine!

Example of bling.......




You can get not a bad result with ebay kits like these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26-Piece-P...item45f1689f43
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMPLETE-P...item5d232fd527

But your best bet is buy a kit that converts a bench grinder and have a pop yourself. I know Benn for example does it differently to me. So trial and error is your friend and learn your own ways.

But one thing you must remember wear a proper mask not the crap you get with these kits a proper mask like this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Spray-P...item5adf9ba4d0

Aluminium dust and polish residue is dangerous as it's poisonous to the brain. Starts with a bit of a headache then you get poorly sick

Anyhow have a pop and see what you turn out...

[Bubba]

Aluminium dust and polish residue is dangerous as it's poisonous to the brain. Starts with a bit of a headache then you get poorly sick

is it? i read a big H&S data sheet that i got with one of our deliveries and it said "inhaling" and "digesting" aluminium dust has no known side effects :/

[Old man Jimbo]

Feel free to try it..

[Bubba]

it wouldnt surprise me if i do on a daily basis. our warehouse has a nice fine layer of black dust from all the cutting we do.

[Old man Jimbo]

it wouldnt surprise me if i do on a daily basis. our warehouse has a nice fine layer of black dust from all the cutting we do.

I think it's more the polishing compounds maybe. But hey I've ended up in hospital with it and I got told off the Doc in A&E it's lethal so I wasn't going to argue!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-aL7ega5o