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Re: test post & roadster sighting

To: Ben Zech <motormite@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: test post & roadster sighting
From: Steve Harvey <stevenh@execpc.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 06:45:14 -0500
Sears has a small automotive catalog that they mail out. They have everything
you would need for buffing, bodywork etc.
Steve Harvey

Ben Zech wrote:

> Has anyone purchased a bench buffer?
> What brand and where do you buy it?
> What type of buffers do you use?
> BZ
>
> >From: Sexmnypwr@aol.com
> >Reply-To: Sexmnypwr@aol.com
> >To: 9laser3@bright.net, SPL311RDST@aol.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: test post & roadster sighting
> >Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 18:49:46 EDT
> >
> >   Paul,
> >
> >   Aluminum polishing is a piece of cake, but time consuming.  Electric
> >buffer, buffing wheel and polishing compound for aluminum.  I've found the
> >"stick" solid form works well.  The compound comes in all different
> >densities.  You can probably find out where to get it in your area from
> >Plating and Polishing shops.  Clamp the valve cover down well while you're
> >working on it.  To do a REALLY primo job, you could wet sand the aluminum
> >to 600 grit sandpaper, then start polishing to remove all surface
> >imperfections.  If you have a heavy duty bench grinder, adding a buffing
> >wheel and holding the cover in your hands is the fastest and easiest way to
> >do it.  After you get it polished, Mother's Polish works awesome to keep up
> >the polish job and really make it shine.
> >   Good luck.
> >
> >   Stan Wada
>
> ________________________________________________________________________




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