polishing

[CurtisEXP]

So you apply the polish over the surface rust? No need for the citric/oxy bath first?! Great result on Mini.

[griff]

Very interesting

Now all we need is Bendy with his electron microscope to compare results!

[monkeymoped]

Thanks mate
i'm all new to this polishing lark so need as much guidance as possible

[dinglem]

No bath required 

[monkeymoped]

Good just cleaning it up today ready to polish when I get this mothers stuff

[CurtisEXP]

No bath required 

Thanks Dinglem. I will give it a go. 

[dinglem]

For the really stubborn rusty areas have a go with some scrunched up tinfoil afterwards. I have been truly amazed by the results on several of my frames now.

[monkeymoped]

Just sanding then very fine sanding then polish and buffing on the guts
got an Sr stem coming so will need to get on that next so will need a fine polishing on that when I get it will be a busy boy
it's quite relaxing this polishing malarkey

[dinglem]

Tis indeed. I prefer doing complete frames and I generally limit myself to one frame tube per polishing sesh, otherwise I start skimping and rushing to get the entire thing done. One tube at a time means I spend plenty of time in it. I'm a bugger for doing one bit then wanting to stick the decals on that tube before the rest is polished up though. No patience!

[hokuspokus74]

Lol I had to relearn how to use tapatalk.


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now you just need to re-learn English Jon


btw I see US guys always mention Mothers polish as the buffing cream of choice, how does it compare to Peek?
I fooking love Peek - that stuff is just ace, but always good to hear results from other places. Bit reluctant taking advice from FB where people are still recommending that people use tin foil and water on chrome.

Hey Griff for polishing you should try white diamond,ive tried mothers,peek etc was all ok results but the white diamond  is the stuff to use was recommended it by spadey top stuff IMO

[griff]

For the really stubborn rusty areas have a go with some scrunched up tinfoil afterwards. I have been truly amazed by the results on several of my frames now.

Have a look at bendy's polishing thread if you want to see what tinfoil can do close up
I'll see if I can find the link

[griff]

Here you go

Citric or OA is great for the first bit, but some really good close up pics here which put me off ever using tin foil
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,153492.0.html

[dinglem]

^^^ That's a great thread griff... thanks for that link.

I only really use tin foil on the welds as I quite enjoy the Mothers polish method I use on one frame tube section a day. That generally leaves the welds until the end and I use the tinfoil as a quick clean up. Luckily the tubes are always polished up by that point, but after seeing that i'll make sure not to ever use it on the frame tubes in future.

The other good thing of course is that the WHEELS frames I am polishing have lovely smooth brazing so no gnarly deep weld undulations to hold the rust in