Here is some info provided my Ian Raleigh -
First off you need this stuff...
Diamond needle files.
Foam sanding sponges.
Wet & Dry paper, **quality stuff not cheap **it.**
Plastic tubs to hold the parts safe, the ones the pedals arrived in, ideal as you will never loose any parts.
A few thick old but clean socks
Polish.
sanding blocks, something like these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-x-WET-AND ... 43adc2b488
Wet & Dry paper.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-wet-and-dr ... 2a23587ee3
For the wet & Dry paper you want 800 - 1000 - 1200 - 1500 - 2000 - 2500 graded paper.
This stuff will last you ages and you never throw it away but wash it and save for another time.
Strip the pedals down.
De-grease all the parts.
Give them a good look over and eyeing up the parts that need to take off the bad marks with the use of the needle files.
Wash the parts to remove any such filings, you don't want to contaminate the pedals and cause further scratching.
At that stage you will think..''I've ruined them'' but you haven't! All part of the process.
Fill the sink up with warm soapy water.
Start with the foam pads, rough at first and work down the grades of those until the filing marks are gone,
don't go mad with the rubbing but keep an eye on the material you are rubbing down, keep rinsing the block
and dipping the pedals to remove crap, keep going until the file marks are gone, doesn't take long.
when happy with the surface of the alloy. Bag up and put away the sponge pads, don't throw them away though.
Empty sink! Clean sink!
Fill the sink up with warm soapy water again.
Now using the Wet & Dry paper start with a fairly rough grade but finer than the last smooth block you used last.
*don't use full squares of wet&dry paper as this wastes the paper but cut the paper down to the size of a 'cream cracker'
Working through the grades of the paper, again keep rinsing the paper andrinse the part too.
When you are happy with the 'flatted/smoothed finish' Its time to get the polish out and sock/s and start polishing
this too won't take much effort as the high grade paper has already polished the alloy but it is dull.
I used my Dremel type drill on a few tight spaces, using mini polishing pads, but you have to have a firm
hand holding the mini drill as one slip and you'll mark the alloy, if you do mark the alloy its time to get the files out again!!!! and file down the scratch and re-sand again.
things like these...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POLISHING-MOP ... 4ac1fba779
The polish you sent me is loads better than autosol!!!
^^ from Mr Raleigh and the polish was either Mothers or something else (memory block!)
I hope this is of some use,
Richard
First off you need this stuff...
Diamond needle files.
Foam sanding sponges.
Wet & Dry paper, **quality stuff not cheap **it.**
Plastic tubs to hold the parts safe, the ones the pedals arrived in, ideal as you will never loose any parts.
A few thick old but clean socks
Polish.
sanding blocks, something like these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-x-WET-AND ... 43adc2b488
Wet & Dry paper.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-wet-and-dr ... 2a23587ee3
For the wet & Dry paper you want 800 - 1000 - 1200 - 1500 - 2000 - 2500 graded paper.
This stuff will last you ages and you never throw it away but wash it and save for another time.
Strip the pedals down.
De-grease all the parts.
Give them a good look over and eyeing up the parts that need to take off the bad marks with the use of the needle files.
Wash the parts to remove any such filings, you don't want to contaminate the pedals and cause further scratching.
At that stage you will think..''I've ruined them'' but you haven't! All part of the process.
Fill the sink up with warm soapy water.
Start with the foam pads, rough at first and work down the grades of those until the filing marks are gone,
don't go mad with the rubbing but keep an eye on the material you are rubbing down, keep rinsing the block
and dipping the pedals to remove crap, keep going until the file marks are gone, doesn't take long.
when happy with the surface of the alloy. Bag up and put away the sponge pads, don't throw them away though.
Empty sink! Clean sink!
Fill the sink up with warm soapy water again.
Now using the Wet & Dry paper start with a fairly rough grade but finer than the last smooth block you used last.
*don't use full squares of wet&dry paper as this wastes the paper but cut the paper down to the size of a 'cream cracker'
Working through the grades of the paper, again keep rinsing the paper andrinse the part too.
When you are happy with the 'flatted/smoothed finish' Its time to get the polish out and sock/s and start polishing
this too won't take much effort as the high grade paper has already polished the alloy but it is dull.
I used my Dremel type drill on a few tight spaces, using mini polishing pads, but you have to have a firm
hand holding the mini drill as one slip and you'll mark the alloy, if you do mark the alloy its time to get the files out again!!!! and file down the scratch and re-sand again.
things like these...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POLISHING-MOP ... 4ac1fba779
The polish you sent me is loads better than autosol!!!
^^ from Mr Raleigh and the polish was either Mothers or something else (memory block!)
I hope this is of some use,
Richard
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Thanks. I've never previously gone beyond 1500 grade.
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Thanks chaps. Started my little project now.
Well impressed with the oven cleaner ...
Well impressed with the oven cleaner ...
Good morning,
Anything which saves time and effort has to be a good thing. Will you be sharing what the 'little project' is, or is it going to be a surprise?
Re the oven cleaner - make sure you do not leave it on the item for too long and once the anodizing is removed to your satisfaction, ensure that you thoroughly clean the item to remove the oven cleaner or it will keep working (eating) on the item.
Richard
Anything which saves time and effort has to be a good thing. Will you be sharing what the 'little project' is, or is it going to be a surprise?
Re the oven cleaner - make sure you do not leave it on the item for too long and once the anodizing is removed to your satisfaction, ensure that you thoroughly clean the item to remove the oven cleaner or it will keep working (eating) on the item.
Richard
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TGR":1mpy15f0 said:
Finally got my hands on a 50th panto'ed stem with the design I was seeking and without paying silly money from eBay.it. The part was listed in Italian and didn't show on the usual searches so was a "cheap" buy although it is not in great condition but I am working on that...
I'll post some photos when its done. using the process above ...
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TGR":1k430knh said:
here you go ...
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More photos here
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That is very nice but using a very fine grade of wet & dry will rid those marks which can be seen on the nose.
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Ian Raleigh":3jdjfzoo said:
I have resisted over polishing at this stage and so no wet n dry has touched the horizontal part; I used it on the shaft to remove the bigger marks ...
I can always go back an polish deeper but for now I am sticking with that; some wear is visible ...
