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Offline Misky

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polishing after sandblasting.
« on: 21 July 2010, 14:08 »
I have picked up my wheels after they have been sandblasted my question is what step should i take next?
I want to polish the lip so should i use wet & dry (if so any compound with it) or should i use my polishing kit with the mops,bars, vienna lime etc?

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Re: polishing after sandblasting.
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2010, 22:06 »
depending on how they have been blasted ,your in for a lot of work  :evil:

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Re: polishing after sandblasting.
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2010, 22:35 »
Could i not grind then start to work at the alloy with wet & dry?
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Re: polishing after sandblasting.
« Reply #3 on: 04 August 2010, 21:57 »
the thing about sandblasting is that it pits the metal so takes forever to polish out it can be done but will take a very long time.. even glass beading metal pits it a bit would of been easier to just sand instead of sandblast..
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Re: polishing after sandblasting.
« Reply #4 on: 05 August 2010, 19:41 »
For this very reason, i had my BBS RAs acid dipped last week. and have come out perfect with the factory machining still evident after 21 years covered in paint...
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Re: polishing after sandblasting.
« Reply #5 on: 05 August 2010, 21:55 »
Nitromors FTW :grin:

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