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Old 04-13-2007, 10:11 PM
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I really did a number on my polished Cobra R replicas by using the wrong cleaning stuff and now they are streaked and generally f***ed up. I am so pissed at myself. Anybody know how to help undo wht I have done?
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Old 04-13-2007, 10:21 PM
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get a mothers power bal and go to town
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Old 04-13-2007, 10:23 PM
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get a mothers power bal and go to town
Hey will that thing polish out like cast aluminum valve covers to shine? Never knew if it could do that.
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Old 04-13-2007, 10:57 PM
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get a mothers power bal and go to town
Hey will that thing polish out like cast aluminum valve covers to shine? Never knew if it could do that.
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000-0000 steel wool to take the current finish off. then powerball and they will look like chrome.
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Old 04-13-2007, 11:05 PM
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I always use never dull, great stuff for all metals
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Old 04-14-2007, 11:47 AM
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get a mothers power bal and go to town
Hey will that thing polish out like cast aluminum valve covers to shine? Never knew if it could do that.
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not it they are grainy ull have to sand them with progressively finer paper till all the grains gone then buff it to a shine
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