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Title: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 26 February 2011, 18:09: I want to polish up my alloy rocker cover on my mini.

It has this type http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mini-metro-alloy-rocker-cover-/300529884255?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f8fa1c5f

I dont know where to start tbh grin Any help would be cool.

Rich
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: tech1889 on 26 February 2011, 21:48: rub it down to clean metal.. then get finer and finer grit paper.. till at the end you can use some metal polish to give it its shine
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: tech1889 on 26 February 2011, 22:29: Also i didnt realise you were still running A series engine..
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 27 February 2011, 13:25: Quote from: tech1889 on 26 February 2011, 21:48
rub it down to clean metal.. then get finer and finer grit paper.. till at the end you can use some metal polish to give it its shine

Thanks for thr reply bud :smiley:

Quote from: tech1889 on 26 February 2011, 22:29
Also i didnt realise you were still running A series engine..

Yeah? What did you think it was? :huh:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: tech1889 on 27 February 2011, 14:52: I weren't sure what engine you had tbh lol
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: shepgti on 27 February 2011, 15:39: use hard to soft grades of wet and dry then use a polishing kit.http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Standard_Polishing_Kits.html

job done
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 27 February 2011, 17:13: Quote from: tech1889 on 27 February 2011, 14:52
I weren't sure what engine you had tbh lol

1275 A+ :cool:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 27 February 2011, 17:13: Quote from: shepgti on 27 February 2011, 15:39
use hard to soft grades of wet and dry then use a polishing kit.http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Standard_Polishing_Kits.html

job done

Many thanks bud :afro:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: new to vw on 27 February 2011, 20:20: Wet and dry will take forever and a day....
Have you got a bench grinder, if so get some left and right threaded taper's..

Have a look on the bay for metal polishing kits, make sure you get one with a set of mops and diff grades of soap....
go from course to fine then to buffing...

Be warned it is a filthy job bud...get some goggles and heavy leather gloves as the alloy does heat up..

I did a 1200 Bandit swing arm this way and it came up really good... :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 28 February 2011, 20:18: Quote from: new to vw on 27 February 2011, 20:20
Wet and dry will take forever and a day....
Have you got a bench grinder, if so get some left and right threaded taper's..

Have a look on the bay for metal polishing kits, make sure you get one with a set of mops and diff grades of soap....
go from course to fine then to buffing...

Be warned it is a filthy job bud...get some goggles and heavy leather gloves as the alloy does heat up..

I did a 1200 Bandit swing arm this way and it came up really good... :grin: :grin:

Thanks for the info :cool:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: Hulmie on 01 March 2011, 12:54: Rich, to get the best polished finish then you will need a polishing kit and maybe some small bobs on a dremel to get in the hard to reach area's.
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: SI74 on 01 March 2011, 18:14: Best thing to do is get a kit with it all the stuff in it.

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Polishing_Kits.html

But Ive been told that this one is a good starting point

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_764631_langId_-1_categoryId_165594
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: F17BAD on 01 March 2011, 18:25: did mine with good old wet and dry

then lots of autosol

(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8828/sv201829nu8.gif)

(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/377/rockerhm4.jpg)

(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/640/47985923.jpg)
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: richw911 on 01 March 2011, 21:24: Quote from: Hulmie on 01 March 2011, 12:54
Rich, to get the best polished finish then you will need a polishing kit and maybe some small bobs on a dremel to get in the hard to reach area's.

Thanks for the help bud :afro:

Quote from: SI74 on 01 March 2011, 18:14
Best thing to do is get a kit with it all the stuff in it.

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Polishing_Kits.html

But Ive been told that this one is a good starting point

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_764631_langId_-1_categoryId_165594

Cheers for that bud :afro:

Quote from: F17BAD on 01 March 2011, 18:25
did mine with good old wet and dry

then lots of autosol

(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8828/sv201829nu8.gif)

(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/377/rockerhm4.jpg)

(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/640/47985923.jpg)

Looks spot on that :cool:
Title: Re: Help with alloy polishing.
Post by: F17BAD on 01 March 2011, 21:32: iv done all the meatal bits in the bay now including those little brass brake line nipple things :grin:

will be sorry to see the engine go, new one is going to have a mix of powdercoated black and a few polished bits - they are very hard to keep up with so keep that in mind. i polish mine with autosol and give it a top coat wax evey couple of weeks to keep it all mint