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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:23 pm
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
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:25 pm
by ModifiedMadness
I've only seen that done once, on a Lime Green Lupo at GTi International
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:35 am
by way_z
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?!
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:12 pm
by Tigz
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:22 pm
by way_z
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:06 am
by Bepe
what polishing compound may i ask?
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:25 am
by Tigz
Not sure of the brand, theres a course and fine soap, thats all I can tell you
Was going to make a vid today, but the wet road just made it silly so I turned round and came home lol
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:07 pm
by Dee-vub
Sounds nice!
Where the hell have you mounted the camera tho?? Got me in a pickle here
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:38 pm
by Tigz
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?
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:51 pm
by polo power
sounds pretty good.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:02 pm
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?
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:09 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:25 pm
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!
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:09 pm
by Tigz
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:05 pm
by Tigz
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
