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By: jason

jason — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:49:05 +0000

that guide was exactly what i was looking for,and that engine bay looks awesome im doing my motorbike frame and hope it looks half as good thanks

By: jakob

jakob — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:24:18 +0000

Best guide i´ve ever se´en. Thank you.

By: GEOFF

GEOFF — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:10:07 +0000

Fantastic! Simple to follow and a logical conclusion. I wold never have dreamed that the original casting could be polished at home using basic tools. Thanks for the inspiration!

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By: scott

scott — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:45:43 +0000

Good job there , busy doing the wheels on my XJS just now and was checking I was doing it right . well done , hopefully my work will shine as well .

By: David Maconochie

David Maconochie — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:46:31 +0000

Regarding polishing old British M/C and car castings, I have tried this a few time. I suspect the quality of the aluminium is not very pure, the surface even after lots of sanding and polishing contains a veining that is more than skin deep.

I have a friend who restores pre-war motorcycles (that is pre WW1), before he can work on castings he has to bake them for 24 hours to sweat the oils out of all the little pores in the aluminium.

By: Trevin

Trevin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:03:12 +0000

Hey man, this gives us all wannabe polishers hope! Just wanted know at what rpm (revolutions per minute) your drill was working. I am working on my engine (jaguar E-type) and I thought I sanded pretty well, but the end result is very disappointing. Its a very hazy/misty finish with no brilliant shine. Assuming my sanding job was good enough I was wondering whether my drill was not turning fast enough. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks. Trevin

By: Stray

Stray — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:21:10 +0000

Very impressive. I’m sanding an entire motorcycle by hand and it’s taken too long (over two weeks). I should have used your methods instead. Well done.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:49:34 +0000

Superb Job.

By: Basse

Basse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:38:57 +0000

Great guide, I’ve learned alot !

Thanks !