What I did was just sand my brains out with various grits (220-600) being
mindful of removing absolutely all imperfections before moving on to the
next grit.
It's important to remove major scratches/dings before starting the
sanding. I used a moto tool to grind out the big/deep scratches.
The hand sanding was done in a wash basin so
that I could keep the parts and the sandpaper wet.
Once done sanding I polished/buffed the parts on a bench grinder with a
felt wheel and red rougue polishing compound. This also takes a while,
continue until you notice the finish is even with no dull spots.
Final product hopefully is a mirror quality finish.
I also purchased new chromed bolts. The bolts along with the polished
supports add a nice look to a part of the Sprite that is often
neglected. The original finish/surface on the supports was a dirt magnet
and was next to impossible to clean.
While it was time consuming the finished product is well worth the effort.
Happy sanding!
Jim Rowan
60 Sprite
On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, alan b fisher wrote:
> James D Rowan wrote:
>
>
> Jim,
> Any tips for those of us who are going there soon from someone that was
> there
> and did that?
> Alan
>
> > I'm just about done with my first winter project. My windshield
> > support
> > stantions were pretty grungey looking so I sanded them down then
> > polished
> > them. The look great now but I want to keep them that way. What kind
> > of
> > sealer should I use to help protect the finish? Should I just use a
> > metal
> > polish like Mothers/Eagle or should I use a sealer? Can you tell it's
> > the
> > first time I have polished anything?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jim Rowan
> > 60 Sprite
>
>
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