Buffing and puffing

[Orange777]

I must admit  was very poor at craft, design and technology and am more office loser than handyman. I keep seeing amazing jobs where people take battered parts, put some love and effort in and end up with epic (usually cheap) shiny new looking stuff!

My step Dad though is a wizard with stuff like this, but we need a bit of a leg up the ladder!

RUSTY LEE

Having bought Oxalic acid and dropping nuts in it, we noticed that it fetches off all the rust, but coats I white stuff. Using a dremmel and brass spinning things this seems to fetch up OK but not mint. How do people deal with rust using Oxalic? Is everything safe to drop in it or does it eat metal?

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

We looked at buying a buffing wheel as we saw people buffing plastic seats. Does this work an would a £299 buffer be good enough, or are there places that restore plastic?

METAL MICKEY

You see a pair of Shimano DX for $24 and they are wrecked. If I got them to the UK do places restore such things with gouges out them etc?

To do at home is it a case of file down the burrs, fill the damage, sand down and spray / coat or are some pedals beyond repair?


Despite watching every episode of American Restoration, think I am light years off being able to do this!

Thanks in advance!

[jT Racing]

This office you work in, it isn't the sun newspaper by any chance. 

[griff]

you could buy a lot of plastic seats for £299

[rad_pitt]

This office you work in, it isn't the sun newspaper by any chance. 

 

[deeman]

Plastic fantastic-as said before,you could buy alot of seats for £299.depends how many you were intending doing.It doesn't take that long to buff a seat by hand if you've wet n dried it correctly!
metal mickey-as you already said file down the burrs and wet n dry and polish or powder,re-annodise or spray with glass spray to imitate the annodising!

[jT Racing]

Half decent bench grinder, 2x polishing mop attachments, a couple of Calico mops and a couple of different polishing soaps. For £100 you'll be set up no probs. 

[jT Racing]

A sisal mop wouldn't be a bad idea either.

[Orange777]

Gents!!

I do not work at the Sun!! Haha!!

I have a Bench Grinder so will look into the mops!!!

Not meaning to sound like a G@ylord but I do love this Forum!!! SUPER HELPFUL!!!

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

[currio]

Plastic fantastic-as said before,you could buy alot of seats for £299.depends how many you were intending doing.It doesn't take that long to buff a seat by hand if you've wet n dried it correctly!
metal mickey-as you already said file down the burrs and wet n dry and polish or powder,re-annodise or spray with glass spray to imitate the annodising!

Dude, shimano DX pedals were painted, not anodised.

[jT Racing]

You need these. eBay item no:-
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140718656395
Or
300335655521
And
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And
280381193883
And
150746683049
And
400190543831



And for use with all if them to stop drag mark on final finish a little bit of
290436918382
Trade secret that

[Orange777]

You need these. eBay item no:-
360407076852
140718656395
Or
300335655521
And
360407076852
And
280381193883
And
150746683049
And
400190543831



And for use with all if them to stop drag mark on final finish a little bit of
290436918382
Trade secret that

Sorry!!!! Been offline!

I have just looked at these gadgets!! Thank you!!!!