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Polish Lip
What is the best way and best products to polish a lip.........? I really never polished a lip befor so can anyone help me so I dont use the wrong product and waist my energy and time.......Thanks......
07-30-2006, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by chairmnofthboard,Jul 30 2006, 02:32 AM
most polished lips are machined really.
what type of wheels?
do they already have a polished lip?
1 piece or multi piece?
what type of wheels?
do they already have a polished lip?
1 piece or multi piece?
07-30-2006, 03:43 PM
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hard to say without looking at your wheels. some wheels are easier than others.
1-sand with 1000 grit wet, with the grain
2-sand with 2000 grit wet, with the grain
3-polish with mother hand polish
you can replace step 3 with a buffing wheel on the end of a drill (not cordless) or a grinder. The grinder will work much faster and will give you a nicer finish, but it's also dangerous. A small 4" grinder spins at about 11000-12000 rpms, a 110v ac drill spins at about 3000-4000 rpms. If that cord or the wheel gets caught it can break your finger, hand, or even arm so be carefull.
You can buy a polishing kit at home depot, sears, or harbor frieght (there all the same, just the price is different). the kitt will have 2-3 different componds, a buffing wheel or two, and a drill attachment. The kit runs from $10-20 bucks.
you just have to mess with different wheels (softer-harder) and componds (finer-courser) until you find what you like and what works well for you.
I did the wheels on my 4x4 truck once, it took me about 6 hours, but It looked real nice.
1-sand with 1000 grit wet, with the grain
2-sand with 2000 grit wet, with the grain
3-polish with mother hand polish
you can replace step 3 with a buffing wheel on the end of a drill (not cordless) or a grinder. The grinder will work much faster and will give you a nicer finish, but it's also dangerous. A small 4" grinder spins at about 11000-12000 rpms, a 110v ac drill spins at about 3000-4000 rpms. If that cord or the wheel gets caught it can break your finger, hand, or even arm so be carefull.
You can buy a polishing kit at home depot, sears, or harbor frieght (there all the same, just the price is different). the kitt will have 2-3 different componds, a buffing wheel or two, and a drill attachment. The kit runs from $10-20 bucks.
you just have to mess with different wheels (softer-harder) and componds (finer-courser) until you find what you like and what works well for you.
I did the wheels on my 4x4 truck once, it took me about 6 hours, but It looked real nice.
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Originally Posted by chairmnofthboard,Jul 30 2006, 03:43 PM
hard to say without looking at your wheels. some wheels are easier than others.
1-sand with 1000 grit wet, with the grain
2-sand with 2000 grit wet, with the grain
3-polish with mother hand polish
you can replace step 3 with a buffing wheel on the end of a drill (not cordless) or a grinder. The grinder will work much faster and will give you a nicer finish, but it's also dangerous. A small 4" grinder spins at about 11000-12000 rpms, a 110v ac drill spins at about 3000-4000 rpms. If that cord or the wheel gets caught it can break your finger, hand, or even arm so be carefull.
You can buy a polishing kit at home depot, sears, or harbor frieght (there all the same, just the price is different). the kitt will have 2-3 different componds, a buffing wheel or two, and a drill attachment. The kit runs from $10-20 bucks.
you just have to mess with different wheels (softer-harder) and componds (finer-courser) until you find what you like and what works well for you.
I did the wheels on my 4x4 truck once, it took me about 6 hours, but It looked real nice.
1-sand with 1000 grit wet, with the grain
2-sand with 2000 grit wet, with the grain
3-polish with mother hand polish
you can replace step 3 with a buffing wheel on the end of a drill (not cordless) or a grinder. The grinder will work much faster and will give you a nicer finish, but it's also dangerous. A small 4" grinder spins at about 11000-12000 rpms, a 110v ac drill spins at about 3000-4000 rpms. If that cord or the wheel gets caught it can break your finger, hand, or even arm so be carefull.
You can buy a polishing kit at home depot, sears, or harbor frieght (there all the same, just the price is different). the kitt will have 2-3 different componds, a buffing wheel or two, and a drill attachment. The kit runs from $10-20 bucks.
you just have to mess with different wheels (softer-harder) and componds (finer-courser) until you find what you like and what works well for you.
I did the wheels on my 4x4 truck once, it took me about 6 hours, but It looked real nice.
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07-31-2006, 09:15 AM
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all that sanding does is help smooth out the imperfections, or in your case the machine grooves. sanding it will not hurt the lip unless you sand on it for months non stop lol.
you can use a spray bottle to keep the paper wet, I like to add a little dish washing fluid to the water to help the sand paper slide.
Oh I forgot to mention to go to a auto supply/paint store and and get a "wet sanding pad" not "sanding block" the pad is about 1/2"x2 1/2"x5" its made of some sort of foam and ussually has holes. just tell them that you want to wet sand and you need something to hold the sand paper. it costs under $5.
all a polisher is a grinder with a polishing/buffing wheel. You might have to use a drill since you're going to need to get into those tight spaces. With that said, don't forget to mask off what you don't want to polish. Mask it in the dirrection the wheel is turning so that you don't peel up the masking tape. Always use good masking tape.
you can use a spray bottle to keep the paper wet, I like to add a little dish washing fluid to the water to help the sand paper slide.
Oh I forgot to mention to go to a auto supply/paint store and and get a "wet sanding pad" not "sanding block" the pad is about 1/2"x2 1/2"x5" its made of some sort of foam and ussually has holes. just tell them that you want to wet sand and you need something to hold the sand paper. it costs under $5.
all a polisher is a grinder with a polishing/buffing wheel. You might have to use a drill since you're going to need to get into those tight spaces. With that said, don't forget to mask off what you don't want to polish. Mask it in the dirrection the wheel is turning so that you don't peel up the masking tape. Always use good masking tape.
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