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| dt4 |
 Feb 9 2020, 04:16 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England 
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Morning all
Is there a finish on the wheels that gives the satin or polished finish I expected it to be either polished or non polished alloy but it appears to have been broken through in places   |
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| bdstone914 |
Feb 9 2020, 05:42 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 5,017 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
They are anodized. The pedals ate polished and the recessed areas satin.
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| dt4 |
Feb 9 2020, 06:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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Thanks, that's good to know
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| dt4 |
Feb 12 2020, 12:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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Thought I would give polishing the petals a go
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| dt4 |
Feb 12 2020, 01:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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QUOTE(dt4 @ Feb 12 2020, 06:59 PM)  Thought I would give polishing the petals a go  |
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| TargaToy |
Feb 12 2020, 01:19 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(dt4 @ Feb 12 2020, 01:59 PM) Thought I would give polishing the petals a go That looks nice. What was your procedure? Will you attempt to seal the "new" fiinish or just stay on top of polishing it? |
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| dt4 |
Feb 12 2020, 02:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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I used a 200 grit sanding pad on a 3" airsander to remove the anodising and the scuff marks etc... then went upto 600 then 1000 then 2000 then polished with a mopping pad and autosol metal polish
I had to planish the centre cap to get it reasonably flat first as it was pretty beat up ten sanded it flat before polishing |
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| dt4 |
Feb 12 2020, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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I will see how they get on before deciding whether to seal them
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| jim_hoyland |
Feb 13 2020, 01:32 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,807 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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Nice job; what would seal the surfaces ?
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| Front yard mechanic |
Feb 13 2020, 02:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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Silver paint goes a long way not to be a Debbie downer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
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| dt4 |
Feb 15 2020, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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Not a fan then lol
One of the centre caps is pretty beaten up   |
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| Mikey914 |
Feb 15 2020, 01:27 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,772 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(dt4 @ Feb 12 2020, 12:27 PM) I used a 200 grit sanding pad on a 3" airsander to remove the anodising and the scuff marks etc... then went upto 600 then 1000 then 2000 then polished with a mopping pad and autosol metal polish I had to planish the centre cap to get it reasonably flat first as it was pretty beat up ten sanded it flat before polishing When you polish they will be more shinny. I stock the polished and the anodized. Polishing and making look good take a lot of time. That and dis-similar metals will continue to corrode the OEM caps making them hard to remove https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/s...h/?q=center+cap Make sure to look at the set of 4 as it's cheaper than individuals Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| dt4 |
Feb 16 2020, 12:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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A bit of planishing, sanding and polishing later
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