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Old 25-03-2006, 12:14 PM
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Once you have painted or powdercoated the cam cover, has anybody used a flapper wheel to remove the paint from the raised areas or is it best to get it done with a milling machine?
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Old 25-03-2006, 12:18 PM
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Either use a stanley blade or you can buy badges to go on your cover from fleabay ive just purchased a set and they are the nuts will post you a pic in a min

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stanley blade shave it off then ploish it with wet and dry
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Old 25-03-2006, 12:31 PM
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That looks real nice doug might give it a try with a scraper then if that fails, order up a set of those covers.
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Have you got a link for them Doug?
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I use my small belt sander works a treat as long as you are carefull
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David there are no more listed at the moment but here is the guy's e-mail ask him he may sell you one direct ?

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I just sanded my one down using a sanding block, then took it back and got it lacquered.
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i used a sanding block,came up sweet.(be careful)
depends on your budget,if i had the cash i would send it off
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Had a go at sanding/scraping it but its real thick as the powdercoater has used a highbuild primer, so just going to wait and get my mate to run it through the milling machine at his work next week. Thanks for the replys anyway.
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you will get best results from the milling machine, it will get it nice and flat and keep the edges sharp and well defined. Personally I hate seeing polished stuff with rounded edges, it's hard to avoid doing it by hand..
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i like that orange one better with the paint. something different
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This is mine after i ran the flapper wheel across it. I have since smoothed it up with a rubbing block and it came up ok.

If your M8 will run the milling machine over it then id go that route

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i like that orange one better with the paint. something different



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they all look good considering they are done without a milling machine.
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this is one i did



just flat it off with wet ndry on a rubber bloch then polish it
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heres mine i just finished needs a bit more polish
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