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Re: Polishing Dashpot Covers

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Polishing Dashpot Covers
From: john c kahoon <john.kahoon@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 05:25:01 -0500
Sanding it down with prgressively finer sand paper speeds thing up, and
after yuor done with
the white, use some red roughe.
mine look like motorcycle trim.

john.kahoon@juno.com
71 Midget

On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 08:25:08 -0500 "Paul  Tegler " <wizardz@amdyne.net>
writes:
>a high speed buffing wheel and white rouge (similar to Red Rouge but a
>stronger abrasive)
>the trick is to NOT apply any pressure. Let the edges of the buffing 
>wheel
>(layered linen design)
>do the work as the ends of the fibers basically 'whip' the surface of 
>the
>metal.
>This was my second attempt at polishing them. In the end it's the 
>technique
>not just the
>polish used.
>Paul Tegler
>Twin 73' MGB GTs YB and OB
>YB born 8/72 (Primrose Yellow) Yellow BGT
>OB born 1/73 (Blase Red) Orange BGT
>email: wizardz@amdyne.net
>http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
>-----Original Message-----
>From: martens@auditor.sk.ca <martens@auditor.sk.ca>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; Paul Tegler
><wizardz@amdyne.net>
>Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 10:10 AM
>Subject: Polishing Dashpot Covers
>
>
>>Paul, what did you use to polish your dashpot covers?
>>
>>From: "Paul  Tegler " <wizardz@amdyne.net>
>>Subject: Re: Dashpot Covers HIF4
>>
>>you're better off polishing them. I just did it tonight and it turned 
>out
>>beautiful
>>
>>
>
>


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