Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Donations
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Minitrail Talk
Projects/Builds
Ol Dirty Bastard
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="kirrbby" data-source="post: 187876" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Well I'm sure I'm making every possible mistake. I had a few things going on today, other than minibiking...but I spent quite a bit of time on these cases today. Mostly experimenting...finding my way, I guess. I've hit em with about everything I have...just to see what's workin, and what's not. What's easy, and what's not. I'll have to pay for my mistakes, and that's ok too. I see engine cases as about the worst possible thing that I will likely ever attempt to polish. These particular cases are pretty stellar, IMO, as far as the ones I've had my hands on. Pretty clean, no real oxidation, not too many scratches and scrapes. But TRX90 cases have a couple extra features that are not on CT cases. Features that are... unnecessary obstacles when cleaning polishing.</p><p></p><p>But...after trying everything at least once...</p><p>I decided to smooth the seam where the cases meet, and any casting lines...stuff that left a uneven, buffing wheel eating edge...all got ground down with a Dremel with a...porous kinda hard wheel. </p><p>And everything that I could reach with the blue, plastic, grit impregnated wheel brush gadget, in a cordless drill.</p><p>I did SOME sanding...mostly experimenting. And I did SOME polishing in the hardest to reach area with a verry small buffing wheel in the Dremel.</p><p>I think I'm ready to actually get started now...lol.</p><p></p><p>One thing my workstation is missing it a pad of some sort...rug or plywood maybe, in case I drop the cases. One drop onto concrete could end them.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to start sanding with the 400 grit, and I'll grab the 220 for the spots where I want to sand out a gouge or casting "cracks".</p><p>I'll get into all of the areas that I can with my fingers...then I can use the tiny Dremel buffer to get a little more.</p><p>My "home" Dremel is cordless...with one battery. I have a corded one stuck at work.</p><p></p><p>I have partial sticks of buffing...compound, putty, whatever it's called...in red, flesh tone, and white. I have no idea how much of this stuff I'll go thru...but I'll bet I need to order some more. Red and white?? Are those the colors that I'll be needing when I start with the buffer?</p><p>[ATTACH]67031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67034[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kirrbby, post: 187876, member: 3972"] Well I'm sure I'm making every possible mistake. I had a few things going on today, other than minibiking...but I spent quite a bit of time on these cases today. Mostly experimenting...finding my way, I guess. I've hit em with about everything I have...just to see what's workin, and what's not. What's easy, and what's not. I'll have to pay for my mistakes, and that's ok too. I see engine cases as about the worst possible thing that I will likely ever attempt to polish. These particular cases are pretty stellar, IMO, as far as the ones I've had my hands on. Pretty clean, no real oxidation, not too many scratches and scrapes. But TRX90 cases have a couple extra features that are not on CT cases. Features that are... unnecessary obstacles when cleaning polishing. But...after trying everything at least once... I decided to smooth the seam where the cases meet, and any casting lines...stuff that left a uneven, buffing wheel eating edge...all got ground down with a Dremel with a...porous kinda hard wheel. And everything that I could reach with the blue, plastic, grit impregnated wheel brush gadget, in a cordless drill. I did SOME sanding...mostly experimenting. And I did SOME polishing in the hardest to reach area with a verry small buffing wheel in the Dremel. I think I'm ready to actually get started now...lol. One thing my workstation is missing it a pad of some sort...rug or plywood maybe, in case I drop the cases. One drop onto concrete could end them. I'm going to start sanding with the 400 grit, and I'll grab the 220 for the spots where I want to sand out a gouge or casting "cracks". I'll get into all of the areas that I can with my fingers...then I can use the tiny Dremel buffer to get a little more. My "home" Dremel is cordless...with one battery. I have a corded one stuck at work. I have partial sticks of buffing...compound, putty, whatever it's called...in red, flesh tone, and white. I have no idea how much of this stuff I'll go thru...but I'll bet I need to order some more. Red and white?? Are those the colors that I'll be needing when I start with the buffer? [ATTACH]67031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]67034[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Minitrail Talk
Projects/Builds
Ol Dirty Bastard
Top