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| spacies:
On the Gauntlet cab I am restoring it has the ugly standard coach bolt heads with the raised lettering telling you the sizes. So I thought I would polishing them out. Things you need: A Drill. A water tray. Some standard P80 Sandpaper. Some Wet & Dry P400, P1200 Sandpaper. Something soft that shapes to the head when you push the bolt into the sandpaper. I used some old bubble-wrap packaging and doubled it up. And some clear coat (not necessary but recommended). 1st step is to put the bolt into the drill: Then press it onto the P80 grit and spin it till the raised lettering is sanded off. Then you should have something like this: Note the harsh scratching. Next step is to dip it in water ready for the 1st wet and dry: Then press the head into the P400 and spin it up on a medium speed: Should be getting a better finish: Repeat the above step on the P1200 and go for a high speed and slowly release the downward pressure until you lift it off and you should have a nice shiny bolt head: I like to seal them to prevent rust and oxidization so I dip them in a Lacquer clear coat: The final results: Before and after: Cheers, Spaceman :D |
| leapinlew:
freakin awesome. Nice 1! |
| opt2not:
**Snap** That was the sound of my mind being blown. Awesome tip! |
| Xiaou2:
Actually, if you want them to Pop even more... after you sand as shown above, you can use a buffing wheel and polishing compound sticks. I usually use a coarse and fine grit stick. It will look chrome/mirror perfect when done. |
| pinballwizard79:
Awesome! I bet I know what your favorite TV show was. |
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