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Offline aditup2004

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Shining shiney things from shinyville
« on: January 13, 2006, 03:50 PM »
Been mainly polishing with my polishing wheels. top results for little sweat. Really pleased with my purchase.
Suntour mini stem;

Gt chainwheel (I have laquered this, so it doesn't shine as well in the pic);

I am getting so lazy  :LolLolLolLol: Ad :daumenhoch:

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2006, 03:51 PM »
once you get a polishing wheel, you cant stop. or get the smile off your face.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2006, 04:37 PM »
are they the before or after pics?






















only kidding
good job ad
i like those stems a lot

gmac

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2006, 10:13 PM »
Ad, have you got one of the bench mounted type polishing wheels ?

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2006, 12:21 AM »


from this to this...by hand....stripped with oven cleaner...1000 grit wet and dry....then polished by hand using autosol, then peek, then tcut.....piece of urine



in this next pic you can still se the colour it used to be....this is a fooked one that jj (baldbmxer) gave me and need a lot of work, again all by hand, it had some fairly deep nicks and sctatches in it...it took some time but i find it quite thereputic(sp)
and the results are worth the while



haro, how do you do

Flaz

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2006, 01:48 AM »
dont no if anyones intrested got a dremmal style bit of kit only 14.99 from lidal's last week cheap but it works fine 101 Accessory kit 3.99

flaz

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2006, 01:54 AM »
You can buy third world familys to come over and do that kida shit for less money than a dremmel.
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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2006, 05:31 AM »
True, but the dremel won't eat your food and shit in your garden.

gmac

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2006, 11:41 AM »
i find it quite thereputic(sp)

I've got a few here in a bit of a state, if you fancy some more therapy Dave ?

I'm happy to help, cos I'm good like that me  ;D

Coastvl

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2006, 12:13 PM »
It must be International polishing week! I've been rubbing my crank all day. Felt good too!  :bondage:
The Redline stem is mine from bitd too. It's goin on a special rebuild.


theRuler

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2006, 03:15 PM »
I've been rubbing my crank all day. Felt good too!

you'll go blind mate

Darkshadow

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2006, 03:23 PM »
shiney!!!

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2006, 09:31 PM »
Hand polishing ultimately produces better results........................................

This arrived last week , apparently was hand polished for 5+ hours & looks feckin' AWESOME  :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:

Sanmarcopizza

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2006, 10:02 PM »
Here's one I prepared earlier. i wish I still had a "Before" piture...it looked fooked. Took me about 3 hours with various grades of wet and dry used wet, then hand polished with Autosol.


Frosty

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2006, 10:29 PM »
Heh San is that polished up ready for sale ;) ;)

Sanmarcopizza

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2006, 10:33 PM »
Now in the hands of a Mr Snorton.

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2006, 02:28 PM »
so what sand paper grades are you using to get these results.
dave the bmxing gypo


Sanmarcopizza

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2006, 02:36 PM »
Don't use sand paper, use wet n dry. Did Dave mention 1000 grit ?
« Last Edit: January 17, 2006, 02:50 PM by Sanmarcopizza »

simon abbott

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2006, 02:44 PM »
gotta get me a bike to restore so i can get on your shining thing!
Does it help if your stoned............

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2006, 03:23 PM »
so get some 1000 and just keep rubbing eh san.
dave the bmxing gypo


theRuler

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2006, 03:24 PM »
so get some 1000 and just keep rubbing eh san.

you might want to add the secret ingredient too . . .

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2006, 03:26 PM »
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

im haunted by salt.
dave the bmxing gypo


theRuler

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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2006, 03:32 PM »
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

im haunted by salt.


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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2006, 03:36 PM »
i see that picture in my nightmares now  ;D.
dave the bmxing gypo


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Re: Shining shiney things from shinyville
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2006, 06:13 PM »
dave, i always start on a lower grade and work up to 1200

start on say a 600 grit, 800, 1000, 1200.

always use em wet dordy, it stops the paper clogging up to quick, and the secret ingredient i always use is a drop of fairy liquid in the water, dave you will be impressed with the results, i can garantee most of the polished items shown here are much, much better in the flesh, pictures never capture the depth of shine properly.
take your time, its not easy work, just a bit labourious......

Dave
haro, how do you do

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