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Offline harris

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anyone restored a seat info wanted
« on: June 20, 2008, 11:25 PM »
i need to know the best grade of sand paper to smooth my seat out before i dye it.

steve Beech TA

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2008, 06:18 AM »

Depends on what type of seat it is and the finish on it i suppose, to get the deep scratches out use 600 then go down to 1200. I used 1200 on my one but it only had very very light marks, cant tell it been rubbed down at all.

For the shiny or smooth bits on the side i used 1200 and it went dull so i then gently polished it with the polishing mop and a cutting paste to make it shiny again then gave it a good going over with a plastic restore. its not turned out to bad can relly tell its been done.

hope it helps  :daumenhoch:

steve Beech TA

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 06:27 AM »

Ps

It took a long time to polish the sides but the idea is to keep the cutting compound wet while you polish, i think i then used my pink polish soap as well with the soft mop.

Offline sawzall

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2008, 08:06 AM »
dan if the above dosen't work and depending on seat you can always paint it aslong as you use a plastiflex primer and matting agent if needed,i did this on my ripper ;)
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Offline lazychubs

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2008, 08:10 AM »
didnt one of the burner boys do a seat
that came out really good

Offline Steve P

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2008, 12:59 AM »
Dan ... I used the normal grades of wet 'n' dry and finished with a 2000 grade paper to smooth things off  :daumenhoch:

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Offline Brandy Truffle

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Re: anyone restored a seat info wanted
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2008, 03:47 AM »
Russ on the Burner Forums does a cracking job by the looks of things... sure he's on here somewhere too....



Ahhh..here it is just found it.. Check this..Pics n all

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=56633.0    :daumenhoch:

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