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| kfish914 |
 Aug 23 2010, 10:04 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 7-May 08 From: Osceola, Indiana Member No.: 9,026 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Not perfect but I really like how they turned out.
they started out looking like this, powder coated  with a little help from an end grinder to remove the powder coat from the paddles  a lot of sanding, I mean A LOT of sanding  wet sanding and a coat of paint    They are fake, I know, that is the only reason I attempted to refinish them. I can't wait to bolt them on. Just thought I would share. If I can do this I think most every one on this board could also. |
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| tradisrad |
Aug 23 2010, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
very nice.
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| jsayre914 |
Aug 23 2010, 10:13 AM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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| Gigamight |
Aug 23 2010, 10:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 8-June 09 From: Near Akron, Ohio Member No.: 10,454 Region Association: Middle East |
I'm impressed.
What grit did you use, and in what stages? Did you use any compounds? I like it a lot, you should be very proud. |
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| kfish914 |
Aug 23 2010, 10:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 7-May 08 From: Osceola, Indiana Member No.: 9,026 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I started off with an end grinder wheel for removing paint purchased at Menard's, then started with 400 grit to remove the big scratches then 600, then 800, then once it "felt smooth" to the touch moved on to 1000 grit until it started to shine. then finished off with a wet sanding of 2000 grit. Then I moved onto a paste made by Blue Magic called "Metal Polish Cream". I was thinking about hitting them again with a buffing wheel and some more Polishing compound for aluminum.
By the way it only cost me about $50 bucks in sanding supplies and polishing cream. Most of it I already had on hand. |
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| ME733 |
Aug 23 2010, 11:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
.KITFISH 914 ..your wheels look great!.....I refinished my fuchs last year, so I know the pain, grief and anguish you just went through...It was a project that after a while, you wondered if it could ever be finished... are your knuckles and wrists still vibrating from the polisher???...my hope for your early recovery....murray....Great job.
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| Drums66 |
Aug 23 2010, 12:25 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
...Good job, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)
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