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Old 09-29-2004, 11:54 PM
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I want to polish my white brothers scilencer.. i want it to shine!! What kind of products are the best.. Do i use sand paper or wire mesh or wire brush? also after that what products are the best and where can i get them.. are they expensive?

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Old 09-30-2004, 01:01 AM
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once the rough surface is off flitz with the buff ball works good to make it shine.
 
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Try Mothers wheel polish, it works great on alum wheels, so why not alum pipes? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Do i sand paper it or how do i make it course?
 
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Old 09-30-2004, 01:34 AM
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Try coarse to fine steel sand paper, work your way down to finer stuff.
 
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Flitz works good and if you use steel wool, I would use 0000 steel wool.
 
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Try www.caswellplating.com upper left corner click( pick a kit)...You can also see my R-4 polished in my pics ....first I wet sanded it with 400 for about an hour to get off all the rough lines...then 600 for another hour to get out the 400 grit scratches...then 800 for 1/2 hour to get out the 600 scratches...then I hit it with the cutting wheel......first the ebony compound, then the brown, then the white and then a final with rouge for that high gloss with the buffing wheel.
 
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