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FMH
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:58 am

How much should i be looking to pay for a polished rocker cover for a 2.5?
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:18 am

how polished do you want it , as they are ally not that hard to polish to a decent standard yourself . unlesh you want it looking like cliffybabes, top notch suppose anywhere between 70 -100, powder coated wil need less care and be cheaper
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Bally wrote:how polished do you want it , as they are ally not that hard to polish to a decent standard yourself . unlesh you want it looking like cliffybabes, top notch suppose anywhere between 70 -100, powder coated wil need less care and be cheaper
Any instructions on how to do it myself?
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:36 am

wet and dry .... go through all the grades and finish at 2000, by this time it should be pretty shinny already... Then some alloy polish and your done. Dont degrease it though or you will be starting again.


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m_jermyn wrote:wet and dry .... go through all the grades and finish at 2000, by this time it should be pretty shinny already... Then some alloy polish and your done. Dont degrease it though or you will be starting again.


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Looks like i'l give it a try soon, thanks
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:01 am

Make sure you post the pics up when your done.

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take ur time, the more u polish the more it will shine :cool:
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Do you lacquer after it's highly polished?
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no, it will just peel and look sh*t
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I've just had my rocker top and plenum powder coated then we sanded the letters off and then used 2 tubes of autosol.....it's pretty shiny.

£50.
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Falkster wrote:I've just had my rocker top and plenum powder coated then we sanded the letters off and then used 2 tubes of autosol.....it's pretty shiny.

£50.
pics please...
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very nice that ! :cool:
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