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Stainless polishing

#1 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:39 am

I am thinking on doing a side line on polishing stainless exsausts for a fee.
If your cans are looking grubby or slightly scratched i could bring them back to a high standard.
I have just sold my venoms and decided to clean them prior to sending them off and was happy with the results.

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If you have any cans or pipes that want polishing Pm me with pictures etc :smt002
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#2 Post by BikerGran » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:19 pm

Nothing on my old Kwak would look any better for polishing but I just had to say - that's quite impressive!
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#3 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:20 pm

not even the shit box?


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#4 Post by BikerGran » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:21 pm

Have you never heard the saying that you can't polish a turd?


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#5 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:23 pm

yep

be fun watching him try....


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#6 Post by falcomunky » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:37 pm

Wow, those cans look nice... Would love a set... :smt002
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#7 Post by Cathcart » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:41 pm

I've just bought a set of they three polishing disks for the drill with the wax block things, although never used them before...

Hopefully I get a result like you have. Good job there sir.
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#8 Post by fatboy » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:30 pm

I think your talents are wasted working for Tarmac !
Sidestands, link pipes, polishing,spankin build ups ( Stormtrooper ) :smt002
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#9 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:30 pm

Cathcart wrote:wax block things
Its called soap. It has a light abrasive inside
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#10 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:32 pm

fatboy wrote:I think your talents are wasted working for Tarmac !
Sidestands, link pipes, polishing,spankin build ups ( Stormtrooper ) :smt002
I am a fabricator welder by trade dude so this kind of thing is "bread and butter" to me
I would love to be able to spray :smt012
I am looking at another project...After kerrys old bike that is :smt003
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#11 Post by Cathcart » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:44 pm

blinkey501 wrote:
Cathcart wrote:wax block things
Its called soap. It has a light abrasive inside
Think this pretty much sums up my knowledge of it all... I'll figure it out though.
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#12 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:48 pm

Cathcart wrote:
blinkey501 wrote:
Cathcart wrote:wax block things
Its called soap. It has a light abrasive inside
Think this pretty much sums up my knowledge of it all... I'll figure it out though.
Hopefully people learn something every day dude. I don't know everything fella :smt002
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#13 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:54 pm

fatboy wrote:I think your talents are wasted working for Tarmac !
Sidestands, link pipes, polishing,spankin build ups ( Stormtrooper ) :smt002
I really want to build one of these but where do you get a cockpit.
I have tried to source one but no luck :smt012

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#14 Post by Dalemac » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:11 am

blinkey501 wrote:
fatboy wrote:I think your talents are wasted working for Tarmac !
Sidestands, link pipes, polishing,spankin build ups ( Stormtrooper ) :smt002
I really want to build one of these but where do you get a cockpit.
I have tried to source one but no luck :smt012

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I know where there are several. THe ATC may not be too happy though!

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#15 Post by flatlander » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:27 pm

hey Blink Squid just sent a message through asking how much for you to

Buff his dome

not sure exactly what he meant :smt017 Ill let you work that one out :smt002
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