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Tigz
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Post by Tigz »

Just a drill, mop and a couple of grades of polishing compound.
Picked up a kit for the drill at my local market for £10, expected it to be crap but its ace!
My motorbikes frame is polished alu so I thought it'd be a good investment!
My hands and back is killing me!
Thinking of doing the centres also :wink:
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Post by ModifiedMadness »

I've only seen that done once, on a Lime Green Lupo at GTi International 8)
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Post by way_z »

:shock: now thats what i call mirror polish, good job! one question tho... how the hell did a mop come in use or is it an abbreviation for something?! :?
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:oops:
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Post by Bepe »

what polishing compound may i ask?
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Post by Tigz »

Not sure of the brand, theres a course and fine soap, thats all I can tell you :oops:

Was going to make a vid today, but the wet road just made it silly so I turned round and came home lol

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Post by Dee-vub »

Sounds nice!

Where the hell have you mounted the camera tho?? Got me in a pickle here :roll:
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It was mounted to the drivers side window, the camcorder had to be flipped over, as it wouldn't' come far enough out, then the Vid had to be rotated before being edited.

Sounds nice for a panel filter eh? :wink:
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Post by polo power »

sounds pretty good.
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Post by Dee-vub »

Certainly does sound nice fro a panel filter. Think i'm gonna o for a panel filter. Where did you get it?
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Post by Tigz »

Its a green Panel Filter.
Picked it up from a trader at E38 for something silly like £20.
Its sounding better with age.
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Post by olop_chris »

Ive got a K&N in mine, it was in there when i bought the car. Ive been browsing some different panels and the BMC one is about £47 the best i've found so far...may aswell just use the cleaner kit for K&N instead of paying that stupid price!
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Taking the centres down to the sand blasters tomorrow, decided against even polishing the centres.
Polishing is for the gays. lol
Gonna power coat them, jus not sure what shade of grey...

Yes I now have still only done one of the bloody rims.
Every time I think its done, I take a pic and see more inperfections...
Does it ever come up perfect? lol
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