Polishing

[VL Berlina 5speed]

well im thinking about polishing up my rocker cover, but i am not sure on the process of doing it and some little facts i am thinking about.

what is the product i need? is it called silvero? (diffrent type of brasso)

what prep should be used on the rocker cover? (i am able to get it sand blasted would that work good enough?)
and also how long does the polish last and is there anyways to preseve it and make it stay on with out getting dull and fading?


sorry for all the questions too

cheers

[walesy]

auto sol is the stuff to use... and elbow grese.. it takes ages!! i done it to my old cover and after its done your forever cleaning it from dirty crap and finger prints, it does get dull after a while and you will just have to go over it again... if i went back i would get it done by a pro... too much trouble!

[Hairy Eater]

are we talking about plastic or alloy covers ?

[VL Berlina 5speed]

alloy i believe it is made of,

and the marks are soemthing i was thinking about, what about a clear coat over it would that last you think? as i can do that at work.

[1991_Vn2nV]

I did my window trim with Autosol... good stuff... but it seems to have gone funny. Lasted 1 day before it got fingerprints and everything all over it...

[white vn ss]

sprayin a clear over the top will make the polished surface look dull

[veclubby]

also stuff called meguairs nxt generation metal polish, expensive but bloody hell it brings it up good!

[Bax]

Unless your keen on sitting down I'd pay someone to do it, gets a bit exy though, although pro's jobs last alot longer and look a thousand times glossier.

I think you should expect to only pay around 50-100 for a rocker cover. Get it sandblasted, thats an ideal start, then its a matter of getting it back to a very smooth metal finish, then going over it, and over it, with autosol.

If you have a bench grinder go to bunnings and get yourself a polishing wheel and some cutting/ polishing compound to go with it. Still takes ages.

Clear would keep it glossy, but if its in heat it either melts off or goes yellow. So I'm curious to see how it'd go on a rocker cover, shouldn't be too bad, worth a try either way.

[walesy]

also stuff called meguairs nxt generation metal polish, expensive but bloody hell it brings it up good!

yeah from what ive used of meguires products i have been really happy with, it replaced the amorall that i used on my dash, just seemed to last alot longer and kept that wet shine look

[kalais6]

For all that time and effort and the fact the finish wont last too long by what these guys are saying you'd be better off getting the thing chromed. Thats what I'll be doing to mine.

My first one was stripped and then sanded and re-sprayed to match the colour of my car but the spare I have now is getting chromed for sure.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

cheers for all the info and replys but i think im going to go a diffrent route and paint it, as polishing seems to much of a head %$#@ and chroming is bit pricey when i want to swap the motor in the near future.

so most likly going to paint it black with vht wrinkle paint

cheers all