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02GF74

posted on 26/4/06 at 01:52 PM Reply With Quote
aluminium bonnet finish

I am both patching holes and making new ones in my bonnet and want to leave it unpainted.

I am wondring if I can get a nice even finish to hide any scrathes by sand blasting the surface? Anyone tried this?

If not, I give it a go on a small piece this weekend.

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bernie955

posted on 26/4/06 at 01:59 PM Reply With Quote
Sandblasting will probably warp it.
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MikeRJ

posted on 26/4/06 at 02:09 PM Reply With Quote
Sand blasting alloy will leave a finish like the surface of the moon, and forget being able to polish it. It will hold dirt very easily if you left the sand blasted finish.

You could just try reasonably fine wet and dry (used wet) to blend in any imperfections and polish it out afterwards.

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emsfactory

posted on 26/4/06 at 06:36 PM Reply With Quote
Doubt it. Get it all together and smoothed out then spray it with aluminium paint.
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DavidM

posted on 26/4/06 at 06:36 PM Reply With Quote
I blasted a couple of aluminium bicycle frames recently, ready for powder coating. I think the blasting could be said to have given a very good key.

David





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