Re: [CR] Restoration of Alloy parts: Buffing, now more hints

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Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:07:50 -0800
From: "David Kulcinski" <dkulcinski@yahoo.com>
To: Tom Sanders <tom@orderandchaos.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Restoration of Alloy parts: Buffing, now more hints

One more tip: Start with a light touch of the part on the wheel; for 2 reasons. it will remove less material and is easier to control. Also, don't get a square edge on the top of a part near the wheel. That is a sure recipe for a part flying across the room. If there are square corners, polish the bottom half of the face. Then, turn the part over and do the other half of the face.

Thank you,

David Kulcinski Orange, CA USA

________________________________ From: Tom Sanders <tom@orderandchaos.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 12:36:10 PM Subject: [CR] Restoration of Alloy parts: Buffing, now more hints

Ray Dobbins has so many great hints on his site http://www.raydobbins.com/polishing/ That I hate to even appear like I know whereof I speak, but here are a few that Bob Hovey gave me years ago. Always have the direction of force from the wheel going downward. Put a large sheet of cardboard beneath everything both to aid cleanup and to avoid damaging a part thrown to the ground if it gets away from you. Think in terms that the question is not whether a part will ever escape your hands, but when a part escapes your hands. Avoid over polishing seat posts or you may find yourself with fit problems when finished. Parts are best fully disassembled.don't try a brake caliper, go for the individual parts of it instead.

Sorry if this sounds too basic to need to recount to those of you who have done this type of thing before, but I really am speaking more to the absolute beginners. Hard not to appear didactic when giving instructions on this list.so many pros and real experts use it.

Avoid any kind of chemical or dust in the air.it really will goof up your eyes, throat, and lungs even if it seems OK while you are working.often it takes hours for this stuff to show up and it can really make you miserable.

Hope this helps somebody,

Tom Sanders

Lansing, MI USA