|   has anyone any advise on polishing a frame? | donwheelin
Dec 11, 2003 1:23 PM | | I have an older frame that I stripped the paint off and I am thinking about just polishing it, it's aluminum any hints to save time from any of yall thats done a polish on aluminum (like grit of sand paper or compound types) would be appreciated alot.
this is my winter project for my older heckler thats been in parts for the last few years!
thanks for any advice,
don in Redwood City... |
| re: has anyone any advise on polishing a frame? | eng
Dec 11, 2003 8:47 PM | | if you stripped the paint off w/ a chemical stripper , wet sand with 1200/1400 , then use brandy new brillo pads (with that blue soapy crap in 'em)scrub the frame down in one direction try to make straight marks long ways with the tubing *this will save you some serious elbow grease! 3M super duty rubbing compound works well to remove those marks left by the brillo & wet sanding , the brilo pad marks can easily be removed with a quality liquid jewelers rouge or good aluminum polish if you steel wool long enough you can skip the rubbing compound and go straight for the fine polish -when you get it to where you think its shiny enough -wash with dish soap scrub the crud outta the welds then try never dull (it evens out the shine nice) |
| re: has anyone any advise on polishing a frame? | donwheelin
Dec 12, 2003 11:47 AM | | Thank alot! your saving me from alot of trial&error...
preciate-it
Don in Redwood city |
| re: has anyone any advise on polishing a frame? | eng
Dec 12, 2003 7:06 PM | | post a pic when your done ! |
| re: has anyone any advise on polishing a frame? | DONWHEELIN
Dec 13, 2003 5:18 PM | | yeah I will! thanks again for your time, this project is something I'm going to try to finish soon (I miss that old bike!) and it was starting to look like a beat up old kotex for a while there...
keep riding bro
Don in Redwood City |
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