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Old 13-Nov-2006, 21:43
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Talking Cleaning exhausts

Started the winter strip down. Thought I'd have a quick polish of the exhausts (no laughing at the back) - 9 hours later.....

Anyway bit of wet and dry, then second round with steel wool and autosol. Gone for the titanium like finish and looking good. Woohoo, no more rust. But can I get rid of the marks around the welds, me bloody forearms aching.

Anyone any bright ideas. Oh and before anyone goes suggesting I pay someone to do it, I'm a Scot......

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Old 13-Nov-2006, 22:14
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Maybe a bead or sandblaster?

What about a dremel sort of tool? With some rubberised burrs that are impregnated with abrasive material that can go from a course grain up to a mirror finish. I'm a watchmaker so I know about those sorts of things.

Loads of different shapes and grades of abrasiveness.
http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456319


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Old 13-Nov-2006, 23:46
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Thanks Jeff. Was thinking wire brush adaptor for the cordless drill but those might do the trick. How abrasive d'ya think I'd need - don't fancing the drill coming out the other side of a set of termis....

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I think screwy suggested a scotchbrite wheel for this purpose.
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Old 14-Nov-2006, 00:45
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Ta philthy but now Jeffs got a hole a-burning in my pocket!! Been meaning to get me a dremel for a while so now I have the perfect excuse....

Thinking Lithium Ion 8000 with polishing kit / brushes etc - right choice?
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Old 14-Nov-2006, 09:28
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Thinking Lithium Ion 8000 with polishing kit / brushes etc - right choice?

I cannot give advice on what dremmel to buy, send a link maybe.
I use Nouvag stuff, it's Dental equipment and OTT for you and at £2k is a bit steep as well for 1 job.
Those silicon impregnated burrs will not grind through stuff, you have to be fairly determined to do that with them.
Scotchbrite wheels are fine, thats what you can use to get that grained finish on say a Rolex bracelet.
I'll put up some other links for you, some of them are bigger and designed more for static polishing machines, but could be modified to say be used in a drill.

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=458739

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456251

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456215

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456163

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456157

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456144

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456129

http://www.cousinsuk.com/default.asp...oductid=456087

Any of the above could be used, that is only touching the surface as it were, they will do different sizes, grades etc but will give you a brief insight to what may be out there for the job.

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Thanks Jeff

Have the bremel and does the job just dandy....just have to resist the temptation for a mirror finish now.

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