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« on: July 09, 2011, 06:56 PM »
i have just got some black suntour xc II pedal cages in black which are scuffed & worn so i am planning on getting them polished up. so just wondering whats the best way to do this as i have never polished before so it will be my first time at it ::)

any info would be grateful  ;)
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Re: polishing pedal cages
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2011, 07:00 PM »
i stuck mine in some ovenpride to get the rest of the black off then used wet and dry going through the grades
finally giving the go over with autosol  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2011, 08:33 PM »
so on the edge of the pedal where it says suntour xc II japan that is marked scraped so will the wet & dry take it back to smooth  :idiot2:
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2011, 08:40 PM »
so on the edge of the pedal where it says suntour xc II japan that is marked scraped so will the wet & dry take it back to smooth  :idiot2:

the ends of mine wasnt too bad so i wanted to keep the stamping. if they are really bad i would use a file to tidy them up a bit  and then the wet and dry and polish. you could always use a powertool which would be quicker and would get a more mirror polished look

they are alloy so fairly soft. i got some end decals in black on clear for mine off del. il sent you a pic next week to show you

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Re: polishing pedal cages
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2011, 08:51 PM »
ive polished a set of xc11's and a set of mp1000's,the mp1000's were well beat up on the ends but plenty of rubbing with the wet and dry brought them back as good as new and i didnt loose any of the stamping.you gotta go pretty hard at it to lose any stamping i find :daumenhoch:


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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2011, 08:57 PM »
i didnt want a mirror finish, this is more of a brushed finish which is easier to achieve by hand polishing instead of machine polishing


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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 08:27 PM »
ive polished a set of xc11's and a set of mp1000's,the mp1000's were well beat up on the ends but plenty of rubbing with the wet and dry brought them back as good as new and i didnt loose any of the stamping.you gotta go pretty hard at it to lose any stamping i find :daumenhoch:




mark, were they polished up with a bench grinder/polisher or attachments that go into a drill :idiot2:
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 08:35 PM »
no mate,i did it all by hand,i just worked thru the wet and dry grades then finished with autosol.its an absolute peice of pesh,you cant go wrong,as soon as the wet and dry hits it it starts to look better instantly,if i can do it then anybody can :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 08:42 PM »
i have already rubbed them down with wet and dry (took about 4hrs to do :-\)

just ready to polish now just hope i can get that mirror finish ::)
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 08:49 PM »
i have already rubbed them down with wet and dry (took about 4hrs to do :-\)

just ready to polish now just hope i can get that mirror finish ::)
those mp1000 took me about 3 hours.did you work your way thru the grades??if you did then they will turn out fine finishing with a bit of autosol :daumenhoch:
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Re: polishing pedal cages
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 08:52 PM »
don't use to harsh a grade wet and dry paper as it can some times put more marks into it and then you just have to get them out - elbow grease and time will sort them out - try peek for a mirror finsh (i find it's smoother than autosol)
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2011, 09:42 PM »
my pedals were just as bad as yours mark so i started off using grade 120, then 180 & finished off woth grade 240 or do i still need to go finer iwth the grade to get a mirror finish :idiot2:
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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2011, 09:44 PM »
  i started with a 240,400,800,1200 then 1500 then auto sol,so yes you need to get some finer paper :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2011, 08:11 AM »
and finally from this


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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2011, 10:51 AM »
good work ;) Not good 4 the fingers tho  :LolLolLolLol: but worth the effort when u c the results  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2011, 11:40 AM »
well done you got there in the end,i told you its a peice of pesh :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2011, 12:19 PM »
nice job 

- but I honestly prefer them black, easier too.

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« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2011, 01:25 PM »
Nice work, I reckon you should polish that drain cover  :2funny:

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