David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:38 AM |
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Polishing aluminium
My new windscreen frame is made of the usual aluminium extrusions. At the moment it has a good surface (no significant dents, etc) but has the sort
of finish you get after rubbing it down with a scotchbrite pad or similar - feels smooth, but has fine scratches.
I want to give this a bit of a polish-up before I fit the glass so that there's little work to do afterwards.
Apart from rubbing it down with the finest paper that I've got (VERY fine!) - can I use a mop and polish in my hand drill to finish it off? If
so, what sort of polish would work?
[Edited on 5/3/10 by David Jenkins]
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afj
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:46 AM |
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On the cheap t cut
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Irony
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:47 AM |
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salvo autosol
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imp paul
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:48 AM |
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as above or plain old t cut or g 3 all seem to work hope it goes ok
[Edited on 5/3/10 by imp paul]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 10:51 AM |
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David its buffed with the polishing mop. I think its the fine one. if you want polished get ordinary hand soap and the finest water paper you can get
1200?
Then use sovol autosol and that should bring it up fine
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thunderace
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 11:21 AM |
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LOOK UP
Belgom Alu
IS THE ONLY THING TO USE THE REST ARE CRAP
AND BUY A CHEEP POLISHING KIT FROM EBAY AROUND £20 WITH ALU.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 11:26 AM |
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Thanks Mango!
Thunderace - there's NO NEED TO SHOUT!
 
Shouting
(but thanks for the tip...  )
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se7en
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 01:41 PM |
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We always used Brasso to clean and polish the Alu wheels on the race cars - brought them up a treat.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 02:08 PM |
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I should add that I'm not looking for a mirror finish - just a bit shinier that the matt finish I've got at the moment.
I'll have to experiment...
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trikerneil
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| posted on 5/3/10 at 03:44 PM |
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Another vote for Belgom Alu here
Neil
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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