Mark.W
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Basically im going to get my plug cover powder coated but want to polish the letters afterwards but what is the best way to do it and what to tools ect to use or is it best just to have it done professionally?
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hoppydan
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probably easier to send it off to a pro..
but you can do it just get some mettal polish and a buffing wheel/rag/old sock and rub the shit out of it..
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Mark.W
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Think it will be easier to post it off to a pro for it done properly because knowing my luck il fluff it up and would have to get it re-done 
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Jimbothebarbarian
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As a metal polisher. Your best bet would be to polish the letters first and mask them up before powder coating.
Most polishers would tell you to jog on as it would be very very easy to damage the powder coat polishing afterwards.
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Mark.W
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Masking the letters up would be almost impossible
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Jimbothebarbarian
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Masking the letters up would be almost impossible
Okay....
In that case you are fucked. Good luck.
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IvIarkgraham
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get it coated then send it to a polishers who will polish the powder off the letters
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian
quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Masking the letters up would be almost impossible
Okay....
In that case you are fucked. Good luck.
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
get it coated then send it to a polishers who will polish the powder off the letters
That looks what im going to have to do bud.
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john_c20xe
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not sure if you can do this with powder coating but i know it works with painting..
spray or powder coat the whole peice, then lay some masking tape over the lettering and sand through, if the lettering is raised it will just sand away the masking tape of the raised letters. then get polishing
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Minty_Fresh
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One you can't use masking tape with powder coating as it will melt in the over, and another your can't polish the letters as powder is very tough..
If the letters are proud, then I would go for either powder coated then lathe the top off, or sanding block then polish..
Or polish, grease the letters then powder coat and peel tops off with Stanley blade
^ same as what I do with the backs of wheels where it mates with hub..
Hope this helps
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IvIarkgraham
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you can mask things off!
the place i go always masks the hub on my wheels
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Mark.W
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I have decided not to have it powdercoated now instead il going to spray it myself.
Here is the actual plug cover i have to do it,the letters must be polished from factory as when i received it they were very dull so after a little autosol they have started to come up very shiney so going to polish them up with autosol and then use paint stripper to strip the old paint off then clean it up with white spirits and then using a tiny brush going over the letters with some grease so paint does not stick to the letters then once laquered and dried wipe the grease off to reveal the polished letters again voila hopefully anyway.
[Edited on 09-09-2012 by Mark.W]
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SimonTW
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I would paint it all then use a small block of wood with a bit of sandpaper wrapped round to sand the tops of the letters.
Grease or similar stands a good chance of contaminating the surrounding area when you paint it.
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