Author Topic: pre chrome polish (Read 1099 times)

markyp · « **on:** May 29, 2010, 11:55 AM »

how do i go about this,i havent got the foggiest!!ive got a set of forks which im going to strip off the paint this weekend then i want them polished good enough to have chromed(i dont trust the chromers to get in to all of the fiddly bits!!)ive been on gay bay looking at dremel attatchments,is this what i need?'mops and polish??is it easy??if its too much hassle for an amateur then i will send them off to be polished ,any help apreciated chaps:daumenhoch:

mark 2 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:45 PM »

You could go through the grades of wet n dry and use metal polish (hand job(!)) to get in the fiddley bits if you don't want to spend on a dremel.

brummie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:51 PM »

id pm del and ask his advise mark, he polished his mrd prior to a rechrome and it looked near enough chrome

markyp · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2010, 01:10 PM »

yeah i saw that thread back along,funnily enough its a set of mrd forks im working on

animal · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2010, 07:54 PM »

Gimme gimme

markyp · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2010, 08:16 PM »

Quote from: ANIMAL on May 30, 2010, 07:54 PM

Gimme gimme

only badlander forks steve!although they were a freebie!!!!

Weeksy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2010, 09:25 AM »

I personally would go by hand to avoid digging into the metal and marking it, but that's just my preference!

The finish they usually work to is a surface taken back with 1000 grit paper, just to give an idea dude.

Cheers

Weeksy