Author Topic: A Nightmare with the Oven Pride - finsihed pics of top of stem (Read 8152 times)

Jamroll · « **on:** June 13, 2010, 08:01 PM »

So I've had this Red Annodised Pro neck II Stem I got form Tefore kicking around for a month or so and as it was a pretty nice day

I'd thought I do some Oven Priding on the bugger, the Annodising was scratched so I'd clean it up a little.
Unfortuantely I'd had a stupid amount of lager at the pub watchin england (fecking Green

) and was feeling a little worse for ware this Morning

Put the Stem in the bag with the goo blah blah blah and then fell asleep in the sun

Woke up 4 hours later, shit myself and this was the result....

Now, wot the feck do i do $:-\$
Any suggestions would be massivley appreciated

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:09 PM »

It cleans off
its oxidisation , just sand it off

southern andy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:10 PM »

A quick rub down and then the polish should sort it.

Jamroll · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:13 PM »

Thank fook for that

I've been feelin a right twat.
Wot you suggest... A little wet and dry or just some very fine grade paper

ED209 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:34 PM »

Try the one on the left now you lucky dog ( 2 twats to feel ... luxury

)

Quote from: jamroll on June 13, 2010, 08:13 PM

Thank fook for that
I've been feelin a right twat.
Wot you suggest... A little wet and dry or just some very fine grade paper

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:35 PM »

If it was mine I'd try keep the machined finish as much as possible, you can still see it in the first pic through the oxidisation, maybe use some fine grade wire wool or even autosol.

Jamroll · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2010, 08:51 PM »

I'll give the Autosol a go first and then move on the wirewool.
Nice one

mark 2 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2010, 09:02 PM »

One of them green scotch pads that birds do the dishes will get the black off

meticulous · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2010, 09:04 PM »

it looks more than a quick polish to me,

oven cleaner eats into the alloy, pitting the ally,

you are going to have to sand down with wet n dry first to get through all the pitting so get a smooth finish, which could also make the logo go faint, unless you are going to powder coat it its the only way to get a decent finish...

start with 400's preferably on a block because its a flat surface,use soapy water, then finish on 1000's or 1200 (very soft wet n dry)

sam

Redline · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2010, 09:08 PM »

Quote from: mark j. on June 13, 2010, 09:02 PM

One of them green scotch pads that birds do the dishes will get the black off

.... green scotch pads that birds do the dishes with pmsl

Jamroll · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2010, 08:44 AM »

Quote from: meticulous on June 13, 2010, 09:04 PM

you are going to have to sand down with wet n dry first to get through all the pitting so get a smooth finish, which could also make the logo go faint, unless you are going to powder coat it its the only way to get a decent finish...

start with 400's preferably on a block because its a flat surface,use soapy water, then finish on 1000's or 1200 (very soft wet n dry)

sam

Sam, to say that I'm gutted is an understatement, I blame Robert Green, If he wasn't so shite I wouldn'd have drowned my sorrows and this would never have happened

pickle · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2010, 08:54 AM »

out of interest, did you leave it in the bag for any length of time? i always tend to plonk my bits in and massage the stuff over the bits till all the anno has come off......then quickly rinse it all off.

you do get bits of blackening but that always rubs off with a quick polish.

just wondered if you left it in too long?

Jamroll · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2010, 10:02 AM »

Quote from: pickle on June 14, 2010, 08:54 AM

just wondered if you left it in too long?

You could say i left it in a bit too long, had a hangover and fell asleep in the sun, all in it was in the bag bout 4 hours

ozone · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2010, 10:30 AM »

400 grit wet and dry aint gonna remove the spanner and hammer marks (they look like hammer marks on the side of the base to me anyway. $:-\$ ) A light file followed by some 180 grit wet and dry will remove them, then move on to the 400s and lower.

It will come up lovely with a bit of work.

Jamroll · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2010, 10:44 AM »

Spanner and Hammer marks were on it before i got my paws on the blighter,
I've given it a light rub with 1200 grade and it already looks a bit better

I'll have a proper crack at it tonight.
I've spoke to and engraver also who said he could deepen the Pro-Neck lettering also for me .
I'm sooo fooking relieved

Jamroll · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:14 PM »

Quote from: Southern Andy on June 13, 2010, 08:10 PM

A quick rub down and then the polish should sort it.

A quick rub down eh....

7 and a half hours just to sort out the top of the stem,
400 grit wasn't cutting it

so used a bit of emery cloth to begin, then battered the bastard with 400 to get rid of the pitting and then 800.
Only the 1200 and 1,500 to go and then off for a polish.
Here it is as of now. Will get polished by the weekend

brettypeeps · « **Reply #16 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:18 PM »

How that is more like it. Great work

ozone · « **Reply #17 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:34 PM »

Looking good. A bit of a file will remove those hammer and spanner marks then you'll have to get some 180 grit on the blighter to remove the file marks before moving on to the 400. This will save your elbow a bit.