Pasquale Dell'Aquila wrote:
> Just wanted to share my experience with this. Yesterday, I finished the sanding,
> buffing and polishing procedure on one of my scoops. I'm confirming that the
> consistency, not so much the quality of the metal will yield less than perfect
> results. After the regiment of sanding through the various grit of sandpaper, I
> continued to machine buff then machine polish. I've found that where the
> consistency of the original casting is good, a perfect mirror polish results.
> Where the casting is less consistent, the black runs that Jean mentioned appear.
> The more you buff, the more they appear. They aren't really black but you can see
> that the metal is different in those places. Light refracts differently from
> there. Mind you, you need to be 12" away from the scoop to see the blotches but,
> never-the-less, they are there.
I know the 'dark spots' U refer to, and yes, the quality of aluminum used, is far less
than premium,but, in the probably 10-15 or more sets of MAX scoops I have sent to the
polisher, not one has come back with
any of this...
It may be the difference between a pad on a buffer or drill, and full-sized machines,
with wheels the size of small car wheels, meant specifically for the purpose, AND a
guy with many years of experience...Not taking anything away from your efforts, by any
means!!!
I just find that my polishing guy works, works well, and is more cost-effective, for
me anyway...
plus, I just HATE the grit & grime; I get enough of THAT, working on the rest of the
MAX.
I send him a box of MAX parts,
( I have an exchange program, and a good stock of parts, just for this purpose...)
and he sends back finished stuff,
(wheels-he gets the machining grooves out, rear ends, etc... any aluminum piece on the
MAX...)
at a reasonable price, that looks GREAT.
Works for me!
John
RMSportMax.com
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