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Cleaning Polishing Advice Wanted -HELP

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:23 pm
Author: RGH
need advice on best way to get as close as possible original factory finish on fork lowers, hubs and head/cylinder block.
most I've seen highly polish fork lowers/hubs but this to me is to bright-vapour/carbon soda blasting be the go?
head/block treatment- would bead blasting be the go?
any advice be appreciated
tryed Search Forum section but that would take me weeks to read all as you blokes are so f****ing funny, have to read every reply just goes on and on and on
I'm not chasing trophy winner just want dull original finish on my A4 resto
I try to do most work myself have a good workshop- 1hp bench grinder etc.. for polishing but don't want to tackle without advice
Hench :D

Re: Cleaning Polishing Advice Wanted -HELP

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 2:13 pm
Author: MaineKZ
RGH wrote:need advice on best way to get as close as possible original factory finish on
fork lowers - THESE WERE LINISHED NOT HIGHLY POLISHED EX-WORKS. ANY GOOD POLISHER WILL BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS FINISH - JUST TELL THEM TO STOP AT THE LINISH STAGE.

hubs - START BY VAPOUR BLASTING ALL SURFACES THEN LINISH THE OUTER FACE OF THE SPOKE FLANGES ONLY - AGAIN DO NOT MIRROR POLISH

head/cylinder block - VAPOUR BLAST THEN PEEN IS THE BEST WAY TO RESTORE THE CLEAN LUSTROUS EX-WORKS FINISH, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE DISMANTLING THE ENGINE THEN PAINSTAKINGLY FLUSHING OUT ALL TRACE OF BLAST MEDIA BEFORE RE-ASSEMBLY. REMEMBER THE FINISH IS ESSENTIALLY 'BARE' SO WILL NEED A LOT OF LOOKING AFTER TOO!

FUNNY? WHO YOU CALLING FUNNY?...

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:30 pm
Author: RGH
thanks MaineKZ this is the info I need
regarding the cylinder block/head been "bare" finish, been told can spray once in a while with KERO to keep clean and protected
anybody done this before?
thankz