Author Topic: refinishing a ripper frame (Read 850 times)

Moza · « **on:** January 26, 2011, 12:24 PM »

As my Ripper started life bare alloy I want to leave it that way but clean it up, is my only option to Polish it

?? Id love to go baby blue or white but I cant bring myself to do it lol

diesel · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2011, 12:34 PM »

Autosol, Elbow greese and soft cloths

Hand polished will give it a nice clean finish

Machine polishing it will ruine the ball burnished finish

Just my 2 pence

Here's one I hand polished:

Moza · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2011, 12:37 PM »

Quote from: diesel on January 26, 2011, 12:34 PM

Autosol, Elbow greese and soft cloths

Hand polished will give it a nice clean finish

Machine polishing it will ruine the ball burnished finish

Just my 2 pence

Thanks the ball burnished finish will go anyway as Ive a few marks to wet flat out.

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:09 PM »

If your gonna sand it dont touch the welds, you'll smooth em out ruining the frame

Mattdub · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:25 PM »

Just like that ^^^^^ , lovin' that dan

cbrboy-2008 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:49 PM »

the welds on that frame look awesome buddy!

Moza · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2011, 11:29 AM »

Yeah I wont be sanding the welds

SteveG · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2011, 02:33 PM »

If you don't want it super shiny then get some very fine scotchbrite and put oil on it. I've found that if you don't press hard you get a pretty uniform finish without fine scratches and a slightly matt finish once the oil has been cleaned off. It gets very messy but lesve it a bit closer to ball burnishing.

Having said that I've polished my one anyway as I am a bit of a tart.

Moza · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2011, 09:53 AM »

Quote from: SteveG on January 28, 2011, 02:33 PM

If you don't want it super shiny then get some very fine scotchbrite and put oil on it. I've found that if you don't press hard you get a pretty uniform finish without fine scratches and a slightly matt finish once the oil has been cleaned off. It gets very messy but lesve it a bit closer to ball burnishing.

Having said that I've polished my one anyway as I am a bit of a tart.

Thanks for that im still unsure of how to build this yet, whether to add the tuffs I have or get some araya's. Ive got some alloy bars so I was gonna build a mega light bike !!!!