Monday, March 27, 2006

I am really diggin' polished stuff lately.

Drops before...



Drops after...



The faces will be masked of course. The skewers won't kill the paint.



This Nitto stem looks really nice, but I wasn't satisfied. I wanted it to match the ultra-sweet finish of the Phil Wood hubs that are going on a classic fixed gear.

Stem before...



Stem after...




I still have some more work to do on the stem, but I like the way it is coming out. What say you?

3 comments:

Jeremy Burlingame said...

that looks really great---did you polish the dropouts on a buffing wheel?

its cool to see this process----

take care
jeremyb
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zank said...

Hi Jeremy,
Yeah, after sanding to 400 grit, I started with a sisal buff with emery compound, followed by a spiral sewn buff and stainless compound. Lastly, I used a loose buff and white rouge to bring out the color. I plan on polishing and buffing some Spooky brakes for my cross bike. They will will way better than the stock black!

Jeremy Burlingame said...

yeah spooky polished will look really good----will you spray the Spooky's with a clearcoat to hold the shine?

What about the dropouts--some kind of wax?

take care
jeremy
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