Kallision
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Freakin beautiful. If you don't mind me firing off questions...
What grit did you start & end with?
Did you hand polish, use a dremel, or a wheel?
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Polishing my Romeo
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What grit did you start & end with?
Did you hand polish, use a dremel, or a wheel?
I start with my Dremel to make smooth. Then I use wet 200 and 600 grit to even things out. Then 1500 and 2000 grit to finish. How smooth you get things on your rougher grits determines your shine on the finer grits. I can get a real decent shine on just the 600 grit. And use the finer grits to get to that mirrored/chrome look. I put in way more hours than people here say they are using, so maybe not the best person to try and copy. Still trying to work out how to do things quicker though.Last edited: Kallision
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OH! I was not aware of that, thank you so much for letting me know. I've only done one stem, and it turned out pretty well thankfully. Just starting the orbitals but I've only done 120 and 150 so far
Mmm, ok, I'm not too concerned as far as getting it done in a short span of time to be honest. I may end up going out and getting a Dremel especially if it helps get really nice finishes like yours Kallision
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Is there a certain dremel bit that you use to smooth everything out? Now I'm just hyper-paranoid about doing this right
The coarsest grades will remove the casting marks the quickest but will leave deeper scratches - experience will tell how course to start with. Once the cast marks are gone it is jus a process of gradually removing the scratches with each finer grade. The more grades you use, the quicker you will reduce the severity of the scratches - jumping grades will, in my experience, slow the process down...
The type of Dremel/rotatry tool shouldn't matter as they all do the same thing. I'm paranoid too, so I use sanding discs as opposed to drums. The discs have some give and can conform to curves. It takes a while to sand smooth with discs. Honestly, I've never actually tried something hard like a drum. I'm afraid of creating flat spots or taking off more than I need to.Is there a certain dremel bit that you use to smooth everything out? Now I'm just hyper-paranoid about doing this right
Kallision
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HIghly noted. I will make it a point to be cautious with increasing grades of the grit I use. Thankfully, I'm not short on sandpaper, so I can use one grit for awhile before stepping up the grade
Turns out my brother has a dremel, but with a drum. I really want to get a nice finish, but am now apprehensive with what you said regarding possible damage to the frame. Kallision
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After several days of effort, and reassembling them, at 1:32 AM, the project was completed.
Comparison picture to an OEM Plasma. I will also take pictures to various oem Polished and hyper-polished pairs later
Would they pass a professional's standards? No.
Are they the shiniest they could be? No.
But I'm damn happy I was able to see this through and make a noticeable difference. It took some time and was even therapeutic for me
There are still some rough casting spots I couldn't get out even with a dremel, but I'll say it gives them character. (Cheap way to say I don't have the knowledge & skill to do so myself presently
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Thank you so much everyone for assisting me through advice, information, and encouragement!!
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