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Polishing Estorils


Mr ColinG
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I have removed my polished Estorils to give them a right good mirror finish with a Frosts kit, but I have a dilemma,

What to do with the parts between the spokes.

Options are:

1. Leave as is, currently a graphite grey colour.

2. Remove the paint and polish up, the same as the face.

3. Paint a different colour altogether.

opinions?

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Edited by Bluloop
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Managed to re-polish one wheel,

I was not happy with the results first time round so I am doing them all again.

I tell you its not as easy as it looks, I take my hat off to anyone doing spokey wheels.

Never mind just three two one ALL DONE 2006-04-09Estoril010.jpg border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" />

After:

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Is it worth all the work, what do you think?

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good work there fancy doing some acid stained teardrops

Thanks for the kind offer, but I am breaking enough sweat & tears doing these sweating.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sweating:" border="0" alt="sweating.gif" />

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I'm after a polishing kit to do my rocker cover, care to recommend one? biggrin.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

I have been using a Frosts wheel polishing kit which seems to be doing the trick.

But they all sorts of kits. Have a look here:

http://www.frost.co.uk/productList.asp?catID=27

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biggrin.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> which one is the best kit 2 buy ??need help biggrin.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

I thought the Frosts kit was very good thumbsup.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbsup:" border="0" alt="thumbsup.gif" /> except the polishing wheels which clogged up very quickly thumbdown.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbdown:" border="0" alt="thumbdown.gif" />

Couldn't comment on the ones on e-bay but they seem to use the same polishing wheels.

Whichever kit you use you will need loads of elbow grease. tongueout.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":tongueout:" border="0" alt="tongueout.gif" />

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  • 2 months later...

Gutted just finished giving the car a good clean and there is a huge scratch on the front nearside alloy angry.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry2:" border="0" alt="angry.gif" />

Will have to take it off and repolish it. reallymad.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":reallymad:" border="0" alt="reallymad.gif" />

Worst part is I have no idea how it happened confused.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" />

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Looks good mate

Top job

i remember doing my RH's which came out pretty good, but then decided to just take them to ProClean instead after i spent about 12 hours on them coffee.gif style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":coffee:" border="0" alt="coffee.gif" />

Post pics when you have them back on the motor.

Tom

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Looks good mate

Top job

Post pics when you have them back on the motor.

Tom

Thanks, not the best pic but here you go, also have a look at my sig.

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