hawwy 10 Posted July 7, 2011 hi ive got 4 x 1/2" bbs dishes that i need polishing to a mirror finish ,they are of bbs rm , anybody who could do it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted July 7, 2011 easy to do yourself mate, go onto detailing world and theres looooads of info there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted July 7, 2011 i have a set of 2 inch dishes that need doing, im taking mine to a guy in chester called Glencross restorations, who was recomended by a mate of mine, its working out cheaper for him to do it than getting all the bits i need to do it myself, and i have seen the standard of his work and its superb. i have already sand blasted, jenolited, zinc primered and painted all the bolts and stripped the centres, just need to paint the centres flat grey, get the dishes back and put them all back together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristolbaron 11 Posted July 7, 2011 http://www.rainbowpolishing.co.uk/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8vMatt 1 Posted July 7, 2011 I polished my TT Comps upto a mirror finish. When I bought them, they were all white and corroded. Never done anything like that before, very satisfying to do yourself. I've had loads of people ask where did I get them done. Go for it mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted July 8, 2011 http://www.rainbowpolishing.co.uk/ gone bust mate, and owing loads of people alloys that were sent and never done or returned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFoster 0 Posted July 8, 2011 ....naughty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawwy 10 Posted July 8, 2011 cananybody show me a link where it shows how do do it myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8vMatt 1 Posted July 8, 2011 Depending on how badly corroded they are- If bad start with 600 grit Wet & Dry in a bowl of warm soapy water. If they are ok, start with 800 grit and lightly sand all of each dish. Then repeat the process with 1000 grit, 1200 grit and 1500 grit. Once you have finished that and are sick of rubbing, you know you've done enough. They won't look very polished at this stage, don't worry. Get yourself a cutting compound, something like G3. Polish up and clean off. Autosol metal polish is next, polish and clean off. Autoglym metal gives you a nice polished finish. You want to keep them shiny and protect them now, you need to buy Collinite 476 hard wax. 3 coats are the way to go for this I've told. 1st one, leave on for 20mins and rub off. 2nd rub on and leave overnight or 12 hours. 3rd leave for 20 mins and clean off. That is the procedure I did for my wheels and it worked nice and lasts a long time. Others might have completely different ways but there's no single way of getting good results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazfxvw 0 Posted July 9, 2011 gone bust mate, and owing loads of people alloys that were sent and never done or returned. As far as I know cecil / rainbow polishing has not gone bust. He's just moved unit, I was there today, I took 2 VR manifolds for polishing, and a mates Triumph spitfire bumper for rechroming. I've been using Cecil for polishing for around 12 years and work is top class. Work he's done for me If anyone wants to get hold of him PM me. Daz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted July 9, 2011 As far as I know cecil / rainbow polishing has not gone bust. He's just moved unit, I was there today, I took 2 VR manifolds for polishing, and a mates Triumph spitfire bumper for rechroming. I've been using Cecil for polishing for around 12 years and work is top class. Work he's done for me If anyone wants to get hold of him PM me. Daz in that case i take it all back, just heard that some people had not heard anything back from him after they had dropped stuff off, and the phone number was no longer recognised Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
