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Offline monkeymoped

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« on: January 21, 2016, 12:26 PM »
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I need the guts to my viscount seat polishing and I know there's someone on here who is highly recommended and extremely good . So i'm just wondering who he is so I can ask him for any tips to do it my self or if I can't do it ask him to
cheers guys for helping

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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2016, 12:39 PM »
For the amount of work required to polish a seat guts I would just buy a new one...not worth the hassle  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2016, 12:57 PM »
you could mixup a small quantity of citric acid dip, but don't leave it long, just till the crap lifts off with scrubbing of a stiff toothbrush,  rinse with warm soapy water and dry.
now the sminkee bit, get some mothers metal polish and wank buff it till you can see ya face in it!!! ill bung up a pic of one i just polished without dipping soon....bosh kowabunga!

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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2016, 01:46 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2016, 01:49 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2016, 01:50 PM »
I laid the polish cloth on a flat surface and pushed down n rubbed hard wankspeed.

Hope that helps.


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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2016, 01:51 PM »
Ooooooh yeah it also gets very hot!


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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2016, 03:30 PM »
I laid the polish cloth on a flat surface and pushed down n rubbed hard wankspeed.

Hope that helps.


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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2016, 06:21 PM »
wankspeed is a little faster than warpspeed

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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2016, 06:44 PM »
Is that relaxing home alone wankspeed or just hearing a key in the door when you're past the point of putting it away wankspeed?

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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2016, 07:02 PM »
Could you get any faster than wank speed .... hahaha
thanks for the advice will see what I can rustle up

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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2016, 07:06 PM »
Could you get any faster than wank speed .... hahaha
thanks for the advice will see what I can rustle up

Only a humming birds wings are faster than wank speed!
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« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2016, 09:02 PM »
Could you get any faster than wank speed .... hahaha
thanks for the advice will see what I can rustle up

Only a humming birds wings are faster than wank speed!
Vinegar Strokes - I thought that was the fastest
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« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2016, 12:21 AM »
Could you get any faster than wank speed .... hahaha
thanks for the advice will see what I can rustle up

Only a humming birds wings are faster than wank speed!
Vinegar Strokes - I thought that was the fastest
vinegar strokes are nothing to do with the speed, more the look on your face when you get to the point of no return.  :D

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« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2016, 03:52 PM »
Is it worth using auto sol to buff it up
and where can I get the citric acid for the dip from??
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« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2016, 04:20 PM »
Lol I had to relearn how to use tapatalk.


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now you just need to re-learn English Jon :teef:


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.

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« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2016, 04:22 PM »
Is it worth using auto sol to buff it up
and where can I get the citric acid for the dip from??
Cheers
Peek is definitely better than autosol, less abrasive
And both are better than Brasso

Until I know more about this Mothers polish Jon's using, would stick with Peek followed by a buffing with a Goddard's Silver cloth

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« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2016, 05:48 PM »
I put John on to Mothers polish.

Best I've ever used. Rub it on with a bit of rough tissue then leave for about 10 mins. Then polish off and jobs a goodun.

Has worked wonders on my Brum WHEELS Mini which I was convinced required a rechrome before I started.


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« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2016, 05:58 PM »
The only rust on it now is beneath the original decals, which I was desperate to retain (but it's now driving my OCD mEnTaL)

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« Reply #19 on: January 26, 2016, 07:46 PM »
Cool I take it mother polish is available from any big supermarket.

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« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2016, 07:49 PM »
Cool I take it mother polish is available from any big supermarket.

Dunno about that mate but there's stacks of it on ebay.  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2016, 07:59 PM »
Got my pot off the Bay... still on my first one and have done 3 frames with it now, as well as countless classic car bumpers and a nickel sink!
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« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2016, 11:15 PM »
It sounds like proper good stuff
will be polishing my spider after this

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« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2016, 11:19 PM »
I assume i'll need the mag and aluminium polish rather than the billet polish??

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« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2016, 11:59 PM »
Yup, Mag and Aluminium.
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