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Old 07-02-2011, 09:23 AM
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Just polished my pipe.
I just got thru polishing my mids and canisters. The mids were a little bit harder (stainless steel) then the canisters (aluminum). I first used easy off oven cleaner to remove the baked on boot rubber on the mids. Then wet sanded the mids and canisters. I started with 800, then 1500, then 2000 grit sand paper, and then a sanded with 2000 while metal polish on it. I finally polished with the metal polish. Was a lot of work, but in the end they look great. I want to use a buffing wheel on my drill next to see if I get it to a mirror finish.
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Old 07-02-2011, 09:45 AM
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Wow Seth. Huge difference. Can you give me a close up of the rash spot?
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Old 07-02-2011, 10:40 AM
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So the easy off removed all the rubber? I have a tiny spot on mine by the kick stand that I'd like to get rid of before I swap them next week.
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Old 07-02-2011, 09:18 PM
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Yeah I got easy off lemon. Worked great
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Yeah I got easy off lemon. Worked great
my solvent of choice for that kind of gunk is lacquer thinner, or straight acetone when i'm impatient. -f
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Originally Posted by fred
my solvent of choice for that kind of gunk is lacquer thinner, or straight acetone when i'm impatient. -f
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I also used the easy off just to be sure. Thanks for the tip.
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