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<blockquote data-quote="kirrbby" data-source="post: 188945" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Bob, I appreciate all of the advice. I've been trying to use it to my advantage as best I can. I heard you when you said sanding block. This flywheel cover had a small scrape right on the money shot...face of the part. I knew better than to just go after that one spot with my sanding...creating a low spot that would have shown like a dent in chrome. Unfortunately that meant I had to sand the entire face down far enough to remove all of the scrape...hopefully uniformly enough to look like it never happened. I'm using a 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1/2" piece of hard rubber for the block. I cut the paper to wrap around, and I use push pins to pin it in place. Using the block helps to keep a flat surface flat. If I had just used a piece of paper by hand, I would have risked ending up with a wavy surface, that would reflect a wavy shine. I've made that mistake before with my woodworking....even drywall finishing. I'm sure a lot of paint and body guys have made that mistake before too.</p><p></p><p>There is a similar spot, maybe 2, on the clutch cover. I'm a little worried about that spot, and the depth of the damage. I hope I'll be able to make it disappear. I have a couple different clutch covers that might have been better candidates for polishing...unfortunately, I never even considered it, until now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kirrbby, post: 188945, member: 3972"] Bob, I appreciate all of the advice. I've been trying to use it to my advantage as best I can. I heard you when you said sanding block. This flywheel cover had a small scrape right on the money shot...face of the part. I knew better than to just go after that one spot with my sanding...creating a low spot that would have shown like a dent in chrome. Unfortunately that meant I had to sand the entire face down far enough to remove all of the scrape...hopefully uniformly enough to look like it never happened. I'm using a 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1/2" piece of hard rubber for the block. I cut the paper to wrap around, and I use push pins to pin it in place. Using the block helps to keep a flat surface flat. If I had just used a piece of paper by hand, I would have risked ending up with a wavy surface, that would reflect a wavy shine. I've made that mistake before with my woodworking....even drywall finishing. I'm sure a lot of paint and body guys have made that mistake before too. There is a similar spot, maybe 2, on the clutch cover. I'm a little worried about that spot, and the depth of the damage. I hope I'll be able to make it disappear. I have a couple different clutch covers that might have been better candidates for polishing...unfortunately, I never even considered it, until now. [/QUOTE]
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