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Makes sense. I'll ask him what product he is using.
This company makes a filler specifically for P.C.
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Makes sense. I'll ask him what product he is using.
This company makes a filler specifically for P.C.
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nice, a job well done and with that amount of powder coating now on it rust will not be a problem in the future
Oooh, that's pretty. Well done!
I've just hand polished things with Novus. I bet it's a hell of a lot easier and faster with a powered polisher like that.
I've spent 1-5 -- 2 hours hand polishing a bezel; it was truly un-fun but it came out gorgeous.
Thanks!
Yes, I did 3-4 bezels that way, some I even started with 1500 sandpaper and worked through about 10-12 passes. Then I bought a little palm sander for about $20. That was better but it only came with thin bonnets that were a pain to clean.
I finally decided to just go for it and get the random orbital polisher for (I think) $50 at Harbor Freight. Now each pass only takes about 2-3 minutes. It's worth picking up if you're polishing parts every month.
I only do about 1 thing a year but it's still almost worth it. It's so painful doing it by hand...
How do you secure the plexi while you're polishing?
It's so much quicker this way. You may still want to do 1-2 hand coats at the end for a really perfect result but the orbital gets you 90% of the way in no time.
Well, you could secure it to something but I worry about scratching the back or marring the surface with a clamp. So I usually just do it right on my garage carpet. If need be I can hold it with one hand and polish with the other, but usually it won't run away if you're holding the tool flat over the surface.
These things can be $150 or more at Home Depot. The Harbor Freight version is working well but it's pretty noisy when it's running. I'm sure a more expensive tool wouldn't be so loud.
this project is looking great, doing it right will always take more time but the satisfaction is worth it.
Is there any update on the restoration?
awesome thread and gave me alot of pointers before I start a restore