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clutch Community Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:08 am Post subject: Grip polishing techniques |
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Can people please post the materials and techniques for getting grips shiny as glass? Rich? Anyone? I have Novus but that doesn't seem to work. |
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hirohawa Community Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Sandpaper progression 320 - 1500 also must be wet to wash away grit accumulated.
Then airbrush or carefully hand brush on some Future floor polish on the backside of the grips and allow them to dry on a level flat surface. The future will fill in any minor scratches from the sanding. |
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cratercritter Community Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the condition of the existing grips to start with. Sometimes you can start with 600 or 800 grit paper and work your way to the more smoother paper. Like Hirohawa said...make sure you use 'wet' sanding method with paper grit size progression. I progress the paper up to 2000 grit fineness. Then I use a dremel tool with polishing wheel and polishing compound....gently as high speed buffing wheels can cook or burn the plastic if you press or work the plastic too much.
Finally...I use the fine grade Novus polish by hand for finishing.
It was a bit of trial and error for me until I found the best methods that work for this type of plastic/resin material. There is more than one way to polish these. I am sure others will use similar or different methods.... the key is to avoid harsh solvents or harsh chemicals. If use sand paper...use progressive grit sizing, preferably a wet method, to a very fine grade, so that it will make the final polishing /finishing stage easier.
I have never tried the Future floor polish method. Interesting. |
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racprops Community Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2450 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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On mine I use a BIG 6 inch buffer wheel on a big grinder, and white polishing compound and have at it.
My grips come out of the mold fairly nice so I don't do any sanding..and as I use a great grade of plastic they do not melt or burn.
Once I have done the buffing polish I the use Mother Mag wheel polish to finish them off and to put a super fine coat of wax on them.
Rich _________________ I never have enough time to do all I want to do! |
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spoudastis Community Member
Joined: 06 Jun 2013 Posts: 28 Location: Concord, CA
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Great tips, I'll be finishing mine up soon and this will really help. |
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corellian77 Community Member
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Please let us know which techniques you ended up using, and post pics! |
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phase pistol Community Member
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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What I've done is polish the backs of the grips (and sometimes the smooth edge (but not the waffle texture) on the front, with Mother's Mag chrome polish. |
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