Polishing lips, DIY

[Russell_G]

i'd like to contribute...this is something a friend of mine found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxxG4A4OgHI

my friend tried cleaning his chain on his bike like that you should see all 9 of his fingers


im working on building something like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwat_KFz5Fg&feature=related

[fatboy.yoshi]

i'd like to contribute...this is something a friend of mine found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxxG4A4OgHI

[Russell_G]

nice write up!

any special techniques i should know when i polish my bbs rs faces??

Get small cone bits and a nice corded drill.....oh and a straight jacket cause you will want it about wheel 2 or 3.



New tip of the day.

Wheels are stripped and fairly polished but smooth or for touch up. Wheel cleaner helps to soften the metal for a better shine. Truckers have been doing it for a long time on tanks and wheels.

[OMG TSX]

so it would work right? thats all i wanted to know lol.
thanks.

[SeanDub]

hmm....
just wondering, but would this process work on something that was already not an anodized silver or machined or polished surface prior to the process?
like if i were to do this to an already painted/powder coated wheel. would it work as well?

You'd have to strip the paint or powder-coat. This is the process of polishing metal.

[OMG TSX]

hmm....
just wondering, but would this process work on something that was already not an anodized silver or machined or polished surface prior to the process?
like if i were to do this to an already painted/powder coated wheel. would it work as well?

[vdubwardo]

nice write up!

any special techniques i should know when i polish my bbs rs faces??

[Vis250p]

Oh my lot of work to do..

[Russell_G]

pits can be sanded out...gotta keep going on that cause it will look sweet!

[mpower5266]

Really pitted but its wall art, I found my other older style valve cover that I am working on now.

[dubbed_up_daz]

nice work

[JSanders]

Good stuff

[Russell_G]

Posting a few new pics from stuff i have been working on. I have a few more things to debug and then i will have sean add them to the original write up.

the balls on the end are steal and im still playing with treatments but they havent rusted and the rotors have. It was ment to make a smooth surface and not worry about being perfect cause they will get covered in grease when the truck starts driving.



shift knob...not finished yet



RS lip


wiper before and after(post paint removal)


enjoy

[Emsan]

Great thread, probably will use this thread as a reference when I polish my lips. was going to pay ridiculous money for it to get down but guess not anymore.

Thanks!

[mpower5266]

I cant believe I missed this thread.


Great write up and thanks for posting it Sean. I have been polishing aluminum for a long time and this is about the only way to do it. Take your time, and you will get great results. I may add to this later, I am about to polish the 02's valve cover with some of the aircraft polishes I use. I have a few special "compounds" I am about to test that may allow you to skip alot of the sanding.