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Offline Jaypeg

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Polish advice
« on: October 19, 2014, 03:12 PM »
Afternoon radsters,

I'm just polishing my bike and where the decals were you can really see the difference . Any tips on how to get it back to glory or as close as.

Cheers

 

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2014, 04:00 PM »
is it nickle plated ?  looks dull for chrome, :-\ ,  if so just use a fine polish like Peek, and keep going over it ,

if its chrome

start with an abrasive polish Autosol is ok, do it a couple of times,   then go to a finer polish,  Peek,  just a case of keep going over and over with the finer polish ,  chrome is a hard finish so it will take some work ,but  be carefull with the Autosol it is possible to polish the chrome off all together if its thin to start with .

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2014, 04:02 PM »
It is chrome bud but has had better days , cheers for the advice

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2014, 04:07 PM »
big tub of elbow grease then  :daumenhoch:   :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2014, 04:12 PM »
When i saw this thread i thought it was about the influx of Eastern Europeans  :P
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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2014, 04:13 PM »


The rear is in better condition . I have a feeling it's been rattle canned in its previous life


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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2014, 04:15 PM »
When i saw this thread i thought it was about the influx of Eastern Europeans  :P
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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2014, 04:34 PM »
Well I have been advised that it's cromo and nickel plated ...

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2014, 04:52 PM »
if that's case,  the finish under the sticker will be  what to aim for , i thought it might be nickle,  it has that slightly yellowish tint to it , but wasn't sure if it was just the photo,  gently does it with fine polish then  :daumenhoch:  didn't twig it was the Thruster , always liked those  :daumenhoch: 

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2014, 05:17 PM »
if that's case,  the finish under the sticker will be  what to aim for , i thought it might be nickle,  it has that slightly yellowish tint to it , but wasn't sure if it was just the photo,  gently does it with fine polish then  :daumenhoch:  didn't twig it was the Thruster , always liked those  :daumenhoch:
Thanks bud,they are cool frames :daumenhoch:

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 02:13 PM »
your getting more comments on here than my one :'(  :LolLolLolLol: here look at these polishing links one has a frame in it think its the vintage one,let me know what ya think of these mate :daumenhoch:

http://www.ozbmx.com.au/index.php'showtopic=46224

http://www.ozbmx.com.au/index.php'showtopic=63773

http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php'showtopic=4005471&st=0
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2014, 03:23 PM »
I never use Autosol, always Peek :)

I love Peek, btw it can also be used to polish out metal marks caused by a step ladder banging against your brand new toilet bowl ;)

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2014, 03:32 PM »
I never use Autosol, always Peek :)

I love Peek, btw it can also be used to polish out metal marks caused by a step ladder banging against your brand new toilet bowl ;)

Are you that tiny Griff you need a step ladder for wee wees? Bless

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2014, 03:36 PM »
I never use Autosol, always Peek :)

I love Peek, btw it can also be used to polish out metal marks caused by a step ladder banging against your brand new toilet bowl ;)

Are you that tiny Griff you need a step ladder for wee wees? Bless

 :LolLolLolLol: actually it was so my Polish builder could reach the extractor fan above - I'm not Spen ::)


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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2014, 04:33 PM »
I never use Autosol, always Peek :)

I love Peek, btw it can also be used to polish out metal marks caused by a step ladder banging against your brand new toilet bowl ;)

Are you that tiny Griff you need a step ladder for wee wees? Bless

 :LolLolLolLol: actually it was so my Polish builder could reach the extractor fan above - I'm not Spen ::)

So is your Polish advice - not to use a step ladder near a toilet?

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 06:51 PM »

So is your Polish advice - not to use a step ladder near a toilet?

I think I might have been the one who marked the bog tbh

My Polish advice was to use Peek on the mark (it does say on the tube what it can be used on but it's the first time I'd even considered using it for something other than BMX bits) he was very impressed I can tell you


Even more astounding was the revelation that Oven Pride can be used to clean ovens! There I was thinking it was just for stripping ano off brake calipers ::)

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2014, 12:13 AM »
I use peek but never really get it to a very good high shine,so whats the trick to using it
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2014, 12:06 PM »
Nigdy nie jedz żółtego śniegu.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2014, 12:08 PM »
Nigdy nie jedz żółtego śniegu.  :daumenhoch:

Good advice  :daumenhoch:


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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2014, 09:24 PM »
I use peek but never really get it to a very good high shine,so whats the trick to using it
same with me, thought I'd bought a knackered tin  :chin:
get better results using silvo/brasso  :yahoo_silent:
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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #20 on: October 23, 2014, 09:38 PM »
I never use Autosol, always Peek :)

I love Peek, btw it can also be used to polish out metal marks caused by a step ladder banging against your brand new toilet bowl ;)

Are you that tiny Griff you need a step ladder for wee wees? Bless

 :LolLolLolLol: actually it was so my Polish builder could reach the extractor fan above - I'm not Spen ::)

So is your Polish advice - not to use a step ladder near a toilet?

No , his advice for toilet extractor fans is to use Polish ....

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Re: Polish advice
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2014, 05:00 PM »
Use Nevr Dull you can get it from an auto parts store. It's cheap and it works awesome!


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