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polishing thread?
Oddjob:
I find it relaxing Roo, honestly. There are days though where nothing seems to go right, my lads grab rail for instance, it's also a sort of back rest and the very top of the loop had this bloody great dent in it, decided to get rid of it, the metal is around 3/4" thick and I knew it wasn't hollow so loads of metal to work on, spend hours and hours sanding it down, the dent was so big it has split the metal, so as it got deeper in the dent started to go but the split just wouldn't. In the end I lost my rag at it and got the bench grinder out, ground it right down, lost about 1/8" of metal but split was almost gone. I thought I'll sand the rest but as soon as I touched it another gap opened up under it, at that point I just decided to call it a day and come back to it at some other time. Oddly I haven't done any sanding since, been about a week now and I've done nothing much on the parts I have ready. Even your exhaust collets are just sat in a bag in front of me, I get like that. Sometimes I'll just walk away and not doing anything for ages and then I get the urge and it's on again. When that happens I can spend 14-15 hours doing parts, especially in the summer, I've worked through the night many times.
Laverdaroo:
I my best work in the wee small hours tbh, always been a night owl and same as you, I regularly do all nighters, just depends how ensconced I am. Wiring for instance, started at 6 on a Saturday and finished at 9am Sunday when I was doing the 400. Just really addictive.
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paul G:
I find the worst thing is looking like a coal miner after a 12 shift at the face :(
Matt_Harrington:
Roo, nice work and very shiny. Are you lacquering or waxing?
Matt
Laverdaroo:
Dont know Matt, didnt know I had to........whats the best for y9ur buckand finish etc?
Nathan cant do the pipeds as heshaving difficulty with the material chipping when itsin the abrasive media whilst polishing so hes declined gracfully. Thats why I use him, he doesnt blow smoke up yer rear end and just say yes to everything, if he cant ,he cant, and i ;)f he camn he does, ace fella!
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