gr8grumble Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 right guys... i stripped the paint off my zoo bars with oven pride, worked like a dream, took paint off beautifully.I am now left with a really dull coloured silver, does anyone what i could use to get a nice really shiny silver out? so called buffing makes the aluminum go brittle and snap... so..? is there any good metal polishish, or do i need fine glass paper or something...?help please, graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8grumble Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Brasso and a dusting cloth not work?all i have tried is tesco value furniture polish i would really like it shiny shiny like original silver zoo! bars... hopefullyi will try that stuff tomoro, im assuming its a normal houshold item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Really fine glass paper should do it,worked with my maggies,and if notbrasso should also do.benx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Furniture polish wont work lol.You need a metal polish, try the liquid brasso, or the silvero i think its called.Wont stay shiny for long mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 silvo as a temp measure, Autosol and laquer for a longer shine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Trials-uk Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Try using "Peak" Ideal polishing paste to use to chrome up any metal items:)Should be available from supermarkets/ DIY outlets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorPowell Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I sanded my frame down with the fine sandpaper then got out the autosol polish and after i done the whole frame i spat on the rag and went over again and then after i had done the whole frame went over with a clean rag and it was so shineey but i didnt laquer it so its gone dull and horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 T-cut works too if you have any of that lying around for your car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 buffing makes it go brittle n snap never heard that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8grumble Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 buffing makes it go brittle n snap never heard that beforeToo much buffing, thats what a was told anyway.Im tryin 2 of the thngs tonight, bin busy recently.cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Polishing will improve the part's resistance to fatigue failure (Probably the most common cause of bike parts breaking - that's why so many 'just riding along' type failures occur). It does this by removing all the small scratches in the surface which are high stress points in the part and over time will be start points from which fatigue cracks grow. Shot peening the surface is better again because it creates a compressive stress at the surface (Fatigue cracking needs tensile stress to occur). Unless you're heating the part or using chemicals which damage it to strip the paint there's no reason to think you're weakening it unless you're removing a massive amount of material as you strip and polish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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