How To Polish Metal..
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From: fredneck MD
Hey dave,
how much would you charge to do a chevy 350 alum manifold? My friend wants me to polish it and i have no idea how much to charge.
PS its painted orange with engine paint so ill be sanding that off too. Thanks
how much would you charge to do a chevy 350 alum manifold? My friend wants me to polish it and i have no idea how much to charge.
PS its painted orange with engine paint so ill be sanding that off too. Thanks
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From: La Plata, Maryland
Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='Apr 28 2003, 07:33 PM
Hey dave,
how much would you charge to do a chevy 350 alum manifold? My friend wants me to polish it and i have no idea how much to charge.
PS its painted orange with engine paint so ill be sanding that off too. Thanks
how much would you charge to do a chevy 350 alum manifold? My friend wants me to polish it and i have no idea how much to charge.
PS its painted orange with engine paint so ill be sanding that off too. Thanks
I cant do it.
Post a pic and I can tell you how.
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Originally Posted by djgiantrobot' date='May 9 2003, 09:30 AM
try hot dipping or using some aircraft remover before starting to sand off the paint, you gotta sand the whole thing anyway, but sanding off a thick layer of paint is never fun
When I polished my old PFS IC. I stripped off the red paint before any sanding.
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question for anyone who has done it before...
when buffing, the metal piece turns blackish, am i applying too much pressure or should i wipe it all off with the #0000 steel wool?
also how do i clean the buffing wheels? ive spent 40 alone on the wheels for it sence my buffer does not take thin wheels, only thick ones so i had to double the wheels on both sides. washing machine? my discs are made of flannel..
when buffing, the metal piece turns blackish, am i applying too much pressure or should i wipe it all off with the #0000 steel wool?
also how do i clean the buffing wheels? ive spent 40 alone on the wheels for it sence my buffer does not take thin wheels, only thick ones so i had to double the wheels on both sides. washing machine? my discs are made of flannel..
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Originally Posted by papasmurf' date='Aug 25 2003, 01:25 PM
question for anyone who has done it before...
when buffing, the metal piece turns blackish, am i applying too much pressure or should i wipe it all off with the #0000 steel wool?
also how do i clean the buffing wheels? ive spent 40 alone on the wheels for it sence my buffer does not take thin wheels, only thick ones so i had to double the wheels on both sides. washing machine? my discs are made of flannel..
when buffing, the metal piece turns blackish, am i applying too much pressure or should i wipe it all off with the #0000 steel wool?
also how do i clean the buffing wheels? ive spent 40 alone on the wheels for it sence my buffer does not take thin wheels, only thick ones so i had to double the wheels on both sides. washing machine? my discs are made of flannel..
Just scrape the smudged area off with steel wool and keep buffing.
Clean the wheels by holding the sharp end of a chisel against the wheel as it spins.
D.
