Eastwood sells a product called Nyalic that they advertise for Chrome or
Allow wheels after buffing and polishing. You can order a catalog at
http://www.eastwoodco.com
Larry Miller (millerls@msn.com)
59 Bugeye (Under Construction)
60 Bugeye (Undergoing 5-Speed Transplant)
78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
-----Original Message-----
From: James D Rowan <jimrowan@uic.edu>
To: alan b fisher <hello39@idt.net>
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 11 December, 1997 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Sealer for polished parts
>
>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
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>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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