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Anyone polished the ignition cover
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Posted by: cnl83

Has anyone polished their ignition cover with a dremel tool? Is it better than using sand paper?

Posted by: nick249420

i polished both sides of my cases

i used 400 grit wet sand paper then switched to a 1000 grit wet sand paper till it looks like stainless steel

then get a dremel with a polishing wheel and some polishing compound

each side of my case took me about 1 30 mins

then i clear coated them and after 2 rides and one race they still bling

Posted by: TURBO-530R

yes

Posted by: Ikilla2

You got any stills of that and maybe a little larger? Looks sweet.

Posted by: TURBO-530R

2

Posted by: cnl83

I went to every hardware store in town, and I cannot find a fine grit bit. What did you use for the finish? I used the kit the came with my dremel but still not shiny enough!

Posted by: Ikilla2

Oi, Turbo....thats ridiculous.....I love it!!!!

It is cleared as well or do you just keep polishing?

Posted by: TURBO-530R

Wax on.....Wax off.... LOL

Posted by: cnl83

c'mon hook me up wit some instructions bro...I been buying bits and all kinds of ****, but cant get this shiny.

Posted by: brian76708

what gritt sand paper are you using and a buffing wheel helps to

Posted by: gcart2

what he forgot to mention was that trip to the chrome shop lol jk.

Posted by: brian76708

quote:
Originally posted by gcart2
what he forgot to mention was that trip to the chrome shop lol jk.

yea but you can still get it pretty shiny polishing it though

Posted by: gcart2

i no i was jk

Posted by: TURBO-530R

no chrome all elbow grease

Posted by: nick249420

quote:
Originally posted by cnl83
c'mon hook me up wit some instructions bro...I been buying bits and all kinds of ****, but cant get this shiny.

read my reply to you at the top i told you the exact steps i took and mine looks just like turbos

Posted by: cnl83

quote:
Originally posted by nick249420
read my reply to you at the top i told you the exact steps i took and mine looks just like turbos

Ah, I see...
I was hoping not to do any sanding by hand, and just use the dremel tool to do the work lol.

Posted by: mak400ex

here is a thread that has a ton of info on it. like nick said pretty much the same process,

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthr...threadid=221853

if your looking for a dremel tool bit - the best i found is at home depot they are like $4 for 2 called #511 Abrasive Buffs wheels

they work great for all buffing areas