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Hey all!!

Manageed to get my hands on a Burton Power alloy cvh rocker cover the other day at a cheapy cheap price...
Only it was a bit worse for wear... so i decided to get me a polishing kit with the cutting soaps n stuff and rigged it up to one of my power drills... hours later and it looks a hell of a lot better!! But still nowhere near wot it should be like... has any1 done their own polishing?? or do it for a living??? HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP MEEEEEEEEEE!!! i need any tips to make this process easier!!! was well up for doing it myself but this is just long!!! Is it worth getting sum1 to do it for me??? or wot about getting it chromed??? wot do u peeps fink???

Keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for sum replies!!!

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

need to see some pics m8!

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bare wiv me marky... trying to hook some up now matey..

T28 RST

Chromed will last alot longer and it wont go dull

cossie604

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You can save alot of time by first wet and drying the imperfections down...then finish off with 1200grit then start with your mops.

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Excuse the feet!!
It may not look it but its a hell of alot better than it was!

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

christ thats gonna take some work m8.

personally i would get that professionally polished.

PM me if u want to be reccomended a decent polisher

Daviet

if you got a drill ust get sumthing like this and a tube of autosol
http://www2.westfalia.net/shops/tool...7f4e0d31f7ae2c

cossie604

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That looks anodised in those pics? If so, u'll find it easier to chemicaly strip that off first becuase it a very hard finish to polish thru. The actual rocker cover looks very easy to polish having big areas with not much fine detailing work to do....the hardest things Ive ever polished were the calipers on my old bike...nowt but nooks and crannies, worth the effort tho

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cheers for ya help lads looking like id better get a proper job done on it hey... wot are we thinking then?? polished??? or chromed???
Wot sort of money do u think we are looking for this?? as never had anything polished or chromed....

Cheers...Dave

cossie604

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Dont give up so easily and finish the polishing job you've started Its more rewarding to see your own work under your bonnet

Nash

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Cromed would be alot easier to clean clean.

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U are right matey!! may give it a bit more work over the weekend and see how it goes before i make any decisions...

abdr500

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the thing is when you crome some thing every thing else that is just polished will look shit coz its 2 different effect

cossie604

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http://astro.neutral.org/anodise_tips.shtml

Theres some tips in there for stripping off anodised alloy. Then sand back starting with 400grit then going down to 1200 before going to your mops. Then finish off with autosol to help it keep its shine. Chrome plating is very expensive and also requires the item to be well polished before hand if you want a good chrome finish. I got quoted around 30quid to chrome by alternator bar..but their work is top quality (they restore old jags and they have plenty chrome)....so imagine how much your cheap cover would stand you at after a dip in chrome