worX
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| posted on 25/4/08 at 10:35 PM |
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Polishing Ally
Is there a locost way of polishing ally, like with a polishing kit to fit in a drill.
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welderman
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| posted on 25/4/08 at 10:38 PM |
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Whats wrong with using elbow grease, lazy, fecker. .
Personally we use the polishers and sub our polishing out, .
Not quite the answer you wanted mate, call me my hyde!.(im very strange)
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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robertst
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 04:28 AM |
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scotchbrite pad? didnt someone post the method? IIRC rub in small circles to get an effect, rub in one direction only to get brushed ally look..
Tom
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worX
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 05:34 AM |
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The post was meant to read something like:
Does anyone have any recommendations for a polishing kit that can be fitted to a normal electric drill, that is suitable for Ali?
Cheers,
Steve
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TimC
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 07:36 AM |
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As Joe hinted at, try the following:
- Unfurl fingers from around grip on hand drill.
- Go to shops; buy loads of cloths, a tube of Autosol and some Autoglym Metal polish.
- Clean the aluminium with warm water and allow to dry. Make sure no grit or crap remains.
- Put on a pair of mechanics gloves. Autosol stings if you get it under the nails of red-raw hands.
- Squeeze Autosol onto cloth.
- Get rubbing! You'll need plenty of cloths as they get covered in oxide incredibly quickly.
- Keep going....
- Keep going some more.
- Get pee'd off. Make cup of tea or open can of beer; Drink.
- Back to it.. lots more rubbing.
- Once the Autosol seems to have done all it can, the Autoglym which is a more liquid solution can be applied.
- Polish-off Autoglym polish,
- You'll want more beer now as it's a rubbish job.
I know, I've directly answered your enquiry haven't I? Err, or erm, maybe not!
[Edited on 26/4/08 by TimC]
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907
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 07:44 AM |
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Hi Steve
Don't be tempted with kits. They contain little wheels & mops more suitable for bike engine covers etc.
Sponge mops have an M14 thread in the back plate. An M14 stud turned down to suit a drill chuck and a nut off a grinder makes an arbour for a
drill.
Buy the hard ones as the softer ones are for paint.
DON'T USE IN A GRINDER! They disintegrate at 5000 revs. (Don't ask)
Good for getting unmarked ally to a nice shine.
Paul G
another post to follow.
 
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907
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 07:49 AM |
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For deep scratches use wet & dry and follow up with soap & mops.
Paul G
 
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907
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 07:57 AM |
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Or you could splash out on one of these.
There will always be a certain amount of hand work though.
HTH
Paul G
 
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indykid
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 09:08 AM |
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do you want to do a side panel of a car, or a bit of trim?
either way, the drill kits are pretty crap.
if it's a side panel of a car, you can buy a polisher to drive the sponge polishing mops 907 posted, off ebay for about £40. you can then also
use it to polish paint and glassfibre too.
if it's for bits of trim, get a kit to go on a bench grinder. if you don't currently have a bench grinder, netto have one in their next
batch of cheap tools. £19.99 iirc.
hth
tom
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joneh
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 10:44 AM |
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Have you tried this?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 01:42 PM |
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I recently brought a six speed polisher from ebay for £30 plus p&p Makes the job so much easier.
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worX
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 06:03 AM |
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Do you have a link to the one you bought or a similar one?
I can only find them for £50 (all in) and whilst that's not millions, it is for a small one off job...
Stevequote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
I recently brought a six speed polisher from ebay for £30 plus p&p Makes the job so much easier.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 07:41 AM |
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Check out ebay item no 130216912179 from Bodyshopsuppliesuk £11.50 at the moment . I know you said you only wanted it for one job but when you have
one you will find more use for it.
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