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Polishing Bolt Heads. A tip for builders and restorers.
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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