The "Look what I made/installed/modified today" thread.
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Thanks again.....part of it is because I'm too cheap now to buy the stuff I really want
dtruong - I'm not sure if there is a formal DIY on polishing things on this site. It really depends on what you start with and how much effort you want to put into it. You can buy just about anything stainless steal and then shine it up. Some metals come smoother/shinier to begin with and are easier to get to polish up. Others (like aluminum) require sanding (again, depends, might need a few different grades of sandpaper) and then follow it up with some polishing compound. If you have a dremel, they sell a cloth wheels and felt tips that helps with the polishing end on smaller pieces.
Below are the caps, made of alluminum, I started with (ignore the orange one ). You can see the caps below where close to what I started with when I received them. The oil cap on top is the result of some polishing I did. I still have another round of polishing I'll be doing to all of them.
I'm no expert like Sean (SxExCx) but I don't mind tackling smaller pieces if it doesn't look like it will require too much time...which I seem short of these days
dtruong - I'm not sure if there is a formal DIY on polishing things on this site. It really depends on what you start with and how much effort you want to put into it. You can buy just about anything stainless steal and then shine it up. Some metals come smoother/shinier to begin with and are easier to get to polish up. Others (like aluminum) require sanding (again, depends, might need a few different grades of sandpaper) and then follow it up with some polishing compound. If you have a dremel, they sell a cloth wheels and felt tips that helps with the polishing end on smaller pieces.
Below are the caps, made of alluminum, I started with (ignore the orange one ). You can see the caps below where close to what I started with when I received them. The oil cap on top is the result of some polishing I did. I still have another round of polishing I'll be doing to all of them.
I'm no expert like Sean (SxExCx) but I don't mind tackling smaller pieces if it doesn't look like it will require too much time...which I seem short of these days
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