www.thepolishingshop.co.uk Look at satin mops, basically scotchbrite wheels in different grades and diameters that fit on A taper adaptor for drills or grinders. These are 8 inch, think they were about £3 each. Very quick and easy for cleaning ally.
Yeah - thats what ive got - (one with 4 pads stapled together) be nice to get some singles and doubles in both red and green (im told green is the finer one?)
Calling all scotchbrighting nerds....been over the hubs with a coarse and fine....can i get better? Im happy with the result....20 times better than they were....
They do wear quickly. But if you can stand the mess, using them with very light pressure and some Auto Sol (or evivalent) has made a few things I own mirror shiny! With the finish from a cotton mop of course.
Ready for finishing with this, https://www.metalpolishingsupplies....alloy-brass-metal-polishing-buffing-compound/ Andy
Who did your forks? Not a nerd , but looks fine although doesn’t look like you’ve finished by hand ? I’d finish in one direction then wash prime followed by clear coat ( lacquer) unless you’re going to polish For the lap mops , grey is finest
Im at work at the moment....i forget their name - they did them for 189 delivered back to me....ill post it up here when i get home.... Hubs....im going to polish them up a little more and the company that i use for powdercoating do a clearcoat powder coat so once thats done on the weekend ill drop them off..... End of the month (when i get paid) will be getting started on the engine....getting it all blasted and recoated...
Company is A.M. Philpotts - they do new stuff also....dlc coating also i think but youd have to check... Phone number is: 01582 571234
Nice. It shall be worth checking the threads are clean, and that the brake caliper pivots freely on the steel pin. Get some copper slip in there.
The brakes......piston is seized in the caliper - its coated but im gonna have to build the lot up to use the lever to push the piston out.....
That’s not fun, but worth trying as whilst new pattern calipers are available from David Silver, they aren’t cheap!
If you had an adaptor with a grease nipple in that you could screw into the caliper fluid port, could you pump grease in to force the piston out ? Using grease never fails to get stuck pistons out providing you can seal any other orifices. This would save you from having to assemble the caliper & bleed it & then disassemble it all again.
