Stacks Edwards Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 cool thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 so is the idea that the aluminum will not actually remove the rust, just coat it with silver so it looks like its removed? ill have to try that. and yeah, most chrome can be brought back, especially anything that Schwinn chromed from the 80s back. ive come across old schwinn handlebars that were completely brown with oxidization and brought them up to shiny with very few pits. friends of mine told me that schwinn chromed alot of their parts super thick. It's best to try it on shitty chrome that you want to spruce up but wouldn't bother redipping or spending much time cleaning up (think chrome on old Huffys/Murrays/Free Spirits). You just got me thinking...I had a chrome Predator in the 80s, if it's still around I wonder what kind of condition it's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hey shai, What do you know about wet sanding? Someone was saying that I might be able to wet sand that silver I painted and shine it up? Here's some more progress! *The chain guard is just dangling in place for photos right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Needs more arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Lolz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I don't know if wet sanding will work with metallic paint. Here's something I found on another site...I'm lazy and semi-drunk- I'm sure most of you have heard the term "wet sanding" or "color sanding." What do these terms mean and when and how should you use these procedures? Sometimes the only way to remove or lighten a heavy imperfection is by sanding the paint surface. This can be a fast and effective way to remove a heavy scratch or scuff, if you are skilled and very careful. On the other hand, this method may lead to a trip to the spray booth if you are over zealous and not aware of when to stop. During the process of wet sanding you are actually "shaving" a minute layer of clear coat off the paint surface to level out a deep scratch. This is also the process used to remove scuffs or marks left by other cars. Wet sanding is also used in many body shop procedures such as evening out a run or sag, eliminating dry spray, "knocking down" too much orange peel, or getting rid of dirt that got caught on the finish during the paint process. In many cases wet sanding can be more effective than trying to compound these imperfections out. Wet sanding will not create the heat that compounding will, but many times is more aggressive, and special care must be taken throughout the entire process. CHOOSING YOUR WEAPONS Sandpaper comes in a variety of grits. Similar to sanding wood, you start with a more aggressive paper and graduate to a finer paper, which will remove deep sandscratches and produce a smooth surface. The lower the number the more aggressive the paper will be. Grits will range from 400 to 3000. The most popular and common papers to use are 1500 and 2000 grit. For vehicle applications, a grit no more aggressive than 1000 should be used. If you use a more aggressive grade you must remember not to shave more than .3 to .4 mils off the clearcoat surface or premature failure may result. The UV blockers are in the top .5 mils of clear. If you proceed deeper than that the clear will have no UV protection from the sun. Also paper that is too aggressive will actually rub right through the clear and down to the basecoat. It is an unmistakable sight when you hit that tragic point of "ruining" a panel by sanding too far. The term "wet sanding" is just that. The panel you are working on is lubricated with water as well as the paper itself. Some brands of paper must be pre- soaked for a specific time period before they may be used. Other companies make paper that just needs a quick dip in a bucket of water before you may begin. You should have a water bucket to soak the papers in, adding just a couple of drops of soap for better lubrication. You will also need a sanding block to back the paper, made of some type of foam or soft rubber, to distribute even pressure across the panel. Don't use your hand or fingers to back the paper because it will create uneven pressure and may lead to sanding through the paint faster. Keep a spray bottle filled with water handy to keep the area wet. A clean dry towel will be needed to wipe off the area to check on your progress. SAND IT OR BUFF IT? All imperfections in a paint surface are different and different methods will be used to remove or lighten them. Your skill level, knowledge and expertise will determine if the problem can be fixed or improved without refinishing the area. You would not want to sand something that may be removed by the use of clay or light polishing. On the other hand you would not try to polish out a deep key scratch. Compounding the area may be an option if the scratch is not too deep. A thing to remember is that you will be working in the same area with the buffer until the scratch lightens up or is removed. Be careful about the heat and friction you will be creating and the aggressiveness of both the buffing pad and the compound you choose. Sometimes this method will rub through the paint quicker than wet sanding. KEY FACTORS Once you become skilled at wet sanding and are confident that you will not rub through the paint, this method can become a money maker and show customers that your skill and knowledge is superior to your competition. Don't let customers assume that all scratches can be "compounded out." Explain to them that wet sanding and then compounding may be the only option, but it is a risky process and will be more costly. The color of the car will often determine how bad a scratch appears, and how well it can be repaired. Clear coat will always look whitish in appearance when it is scratched. The two key elements are how deep is it and what color is the vehicle? A scratch on a black car will always look worse than on white or beige because of the background or the basecoat. A scratch on black will have to be sanded deeper to totally remove it. Clearcoat will also leave a "scar" and it may still be visible if viewed from a certain angle. Never try to be a hero and assume that something will be completely eliminated. My opinion is that lightening a scratch is a better option than rubbing through the paint, or painting a stripe on the car with touch up paint. Just remember that if you rub through the paint, you lose unless the customer was willing to have the panel refinished if the sanding process was unsuccessful. THE PROCEDURE It is always a good idea to soak the papers you will be using even if the manufacturer says it isn't necessary. While the papers are soaking, mask off any areas that are not to be sanded. This is especially important for areas such as bodylines, pinstripes, panel edges, and moldings. You never want to sand more than you have to and risk damage. Wrap the piece of sandpaper around the sanding block and be sure it is free of any dirt or grit. Take a spray bottle filled with water and wet down the area to be sanded. I prefer to sand at a 45-degree angle to the scratch. This method will help you determine if the scratch has been eliminated because you will see the sandscratches at a different angle than the vehicle scratch. With all the water involved in this process you may lose sight of the scratch and mistakenly think it is removed. The water will fill the scratch and hide it. You will also notice that the water runoff has a whitish color to it. This is the clearcoat being washed away. You may even get a sniff of paint as you are sanding. The key to this procedure is to apply firm but even pressure to the panel and don't stay in one area too long or you will rub through the clearcoat. Periodically wipe the area dry with a clean soft towel and use a blowgun to totally dry the area. At this point you will see no shine whatsoever to the panel, and hopefully no scratch. If the scratch still shows through the sandscratches, it means the paper you used was not aggressive enough, or the scratch is too deep to be removed completely. This is where you must decide to use a more aggressive paper or finish the procedure and hope for the best. Even if the scratch is gone or lightened up sufficiently, there is still more work to be done. You must follow up with a lighter grade of paper or two to make the buffing process easier. For example, if you started with 1200 grit, follow that with 1500 grit, and then move to 2000 grit. The finer you go with the paper, the easier it is to buff those sandscratches out. You never want to see sandscratches through the clear. This is why I like to finish everything with 2000 paper. It will not take that much more time. At this point don't lose concentration. If you did not rub through the clear with your 1000 or 1200 paper, don't assume that you can't rub through the panel with 1500 or 2000 paper. You are still "sanding" the panel even with the lighter grades of paper. GET THE SHINE BACK Congratulations! You sanded out the scratch but look what has happened to the panel. There is no gloss! The finish is white and chalky looking. Now it is time to buff the sandscratches. There are a number of ways to go as far a pad choice (wool or foam) and compound or polish. If you have sanded to 2000 grit, the sandscratches are not that difficult to remove but as stated in previous articles you must be careful not to create too much heat and burn the paint. Don't be in too much of a hurry to see the shine come back. It may not appear on your first or second pass, but it will start to return. Work slowly and gradually proceed to a polishing procedure to remove any swirl marks and bring up a high gloss. At this point you should have a nice deep gloss with no swirl marks and no sandscratches showing through the clear. Be aware that remnants of the scratch may still appear if it was very deep. Deep scratches in clearcoat leave what looks like a "scar" if they have not been totally eliminated. This is not your fault; it is the nature of a clearcoat surface. Explain to the customer that if you went any deeper with the sanding process you may have ruined the finish, resulting in the need for refinishing of that panel. RISKY BUSINESS Wet sanding can be risky if you don't quite have the grasp of how to do it. Always explain the process to the customer and ask him if he is willing to have the panel refinished if the scratch is not completely removed, or if you rub through the clear. His answer will determine how aggressive you can be. Don?t set yourself up for problems by trying to be a hero. Ask the local body shop for discarded panels that still have a large area of good paint and practice- practice- practice! You may never be perfect but practice will increase your skill and knowledge and improve you ability to make accurate judgements about future repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruityLexia. Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 You could definetly pull tail on that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malin Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 You want to sell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownshoes Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 You want to sell it? Thanks, but no thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Front street. Before they tore this down it hosted some prime roof top realty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Bojangles , go up to Westside Skates and see if Brian has some pedals . They have a shitload of rad old school bikes . I'm sure they'd sell em' or just give them to you . I'll go up sometime this week and do some recon for pedals . :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 bojang, your bike sucks balls and i hope you fall off of it and die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloverthetown Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Send it out for powdercoating..... My boy owns a business that does powder coating... fuck sanding and all that bullshit for real.... You want a nice finish.... have it sand blasted, then powder coated, it doesn't get better than that, and it will have a better tolerance towards any type of dings/chips/abuse... http://www.northeastcoatings.net/ Just go thru the photo gallery, he's done tons of truck parts for me, wheels, engine parts, high temp shit, you name it, and it's not as expensive as you think... worth it in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexDiamonds Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 bojang, your bike sucks balls and i hope you fall off of it and die. :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 it looks dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 All I need is some pedals and I'm rollin'! Shifter works, dual back brakes work. Took a lot of blood, sweat and beers but it was worth it. One final pic to come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 It's looking sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Harris Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 you should run the brakes along the frame and just screw it in with a plate or tape it. it would look a lot cleaner. but overall it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 looks rad! pop wheelies pull dimes then pop wheelies with dimes on back then post picks or i will accidentally the whole thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushawn wuan Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 thats a funny ass looking bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 you should run the brakes along the frame and just screw it in with a plate or tape it. it would look a lot cleaner. but overall it looks great! Thanks but, when you've got a parking brake and a sissy bar alongside a 16" slick wheel in the front on a 40 year old muscle bike. I'm pretty sure "clean" went out the door awhile ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Or you can just go like some bmx bikes and plastic zip strip them to the frame. I would, it seems the back brake cable might get caught on your pants, leg or anything, so I would secure it. 2 cents and avid bike rider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Oh yeah I found your pedals at a bike shop, to bad I think you should burn in hell or I would get them for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Bojangles , am I going to see this thing tomorrow at the Lakewood/Detroit Lifewalk ? It's from 3-8PM , and they're closing off Detroit Rd. from the Library to the Hospital . Of course I'll be taking Evan on his bike , and me on my new Westside Skates cruiser . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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