matty h
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 06:59 PM |
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Scratches in ali
I have made a trim panel out of 1.5mm ali sheet to go on my bonnet around the air filter that is poking out problem been that I have scratched it any
suggestions on how to get rid of them.
Thanks Matty
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Fred W B
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 07:03 PM |
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Sand with progressively finer grits of wet and dry paper and then polish. Starting grit with wet and dry depends on how deep the scratches are. You
will probably have to do the whole piece to get an even finish.
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 5/5/11 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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austin man
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 07:08 PM |
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agreed wet and dry (keep it wet) I use WD 40 to keep the paper lubricated, start with 400 then 800 followed by 1000 and a polish
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 07:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by austin man
agreed wet and dry (keep it wet) I use WD 40 to keep the paper lubricated, start with 400 then 800 followed by 1000 and a polish
+1 except use parafin instead of WD40 and go upto 2000g, to get a mirrir finish, mop it with Farecla G3
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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matty h
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 07:37 PM |
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Cheers guys sound like it needs a good coat of elbow grease.
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spiderman
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 09:33 PM |
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I use T Cut and fine valve grinding paste applied with an orbital sander,(1/3 sheet type,cost about £10 ) fitted with a soft cloth, instead of the
usual sandpaper sheets, for small scratches. That way you can do large areas without so much elbow grease, which is expensive, if you value your time
as much as I do.
[Edited on 5/5/11 by spiderman]
Spider
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NeilP
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 10:14 PM |
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Or use a brillo pad - far quicker and a lovely patina finish...
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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matty h
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 08:58 AM |
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Think I will give the different ideas a go on a off cut of ali before I go for it on the trim panel.
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