polishin rocker cover n timing cover
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keggy
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can ne1 tell me how i can mirror polish my rocker cover n timing cover?
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E30BeemerLad
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strip the paint off and then you need to get stuck in with some p1500 paper and before that perhaps some wire wool and use some Autosol metal polish.
It's a right ballache and takes forever, made easier if you have some sort of polishing disc attachment for a drill.
You will not get the chrome finish very easily
It's a right ballache and takes forever, made easier if you have some sort of polishing disc attachment for a drill.
You will not get the chrome finish very easily
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keggy
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ah wel worth a try 
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DaveD
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there's a guy advertising on ebay that chromes them
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keggy
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have u a link for him?
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DaveD
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sorry keep on looking he is on quite regularly...when i see it i will post
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DaveD
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this is the guy..the sale has ended but you can contact him
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :FSEL:UK:1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :FSEL:UK:1
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scottybeemer
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trick is to use a heavy grit and work down to a fine grit with soapy water
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JonChapman
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So is the timing cover alloy?
Best way to do it is to strip any paint off with Nitro-mors, and sand back the cast surface finish with say...200grit paper. Then gradually get finer and finer up until 1500 wet and dry. Then, get yourself to a Motorbike store, and buy a polishing kit (should include a couple of mops on drill bits, a couple of bars of compound) and get to it. To protect the surface, use something like Mr Sheen (I know...) to stp the road salt getting to it - it shouldn't be too bad as its not very exposed, but its better to do that than to repolish it every time you go to a show or something
Hope this helps someone
Best way to do it is to strip any paint off with Nitro-mors, and sand back the cast surface finish with say...200grit paper. Then gradually get finer and finer up until 1500 wet and dry. Then, get yourself to a Motorbike store, and buy a polishing kit (should include a couple of mops on drill bits, a couple of bars of compound) and get to it. To protect the surface, use something like Mr Sheen (I know...) to stp the road salt getting to it - it shouldn't be too bad as its not very exposed, but its better to do that than to repolish it every time you go to a show or something
Hope this helps someone
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keggy
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sounds good 
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dark_sounds
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contacted the guy, hes just refered me to the guy who does it for him.,,.,
from the e-mail:::
Hi
Sorry i haven't got any m42 bits in.I am so busy at the moment i am putting people directly in touch with my polisher.His name is Neil and the company is S.B PRODUCTS....01733 266138.(Peterborough)
www.metal-heaven.co.uk
hope that helps
from the e-mail:::
Hi
Sorry i haven't got any m42 bits in.I am so busy at the moment i am putting people directly in touch with my polisher.His name is Neil and the company is S.B PRODUCTS....01733 266138.(Peterborough)
www.metal-heaven.co.uk
hope that helps
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dark_sounds
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might start a group buy if theres enough interest,,, go to group buy section ;)
