Soldato
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- 22 Sep 2005
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HI guys,
I've been experimenting with some detailing techniques and i've found a killer recipe for home made polish. don't ask how it came about! in a nut shell I've got a few panels and thigns that I use for testing and painting, and this one was just lying around.
I'm using an old bonnet that was heavily oxidised and a bit worse for ware. the paint underneath, once cut is okay though.
It's been wet sanded up to 2000 grit, then polished using the following technique:
the recipe is pretty simple
2 parts flour
1 half part amareto drink topping
1 part olive oil
4 egg shells (discard egg white and yolk)
parts are measured by volume, except the eggs, but one part is equal to one egg - as a rule of thumb.
there's no real science to it, just thow them all in. A blender works best but you can do it by hand.
the idea came to me becuase I collect egg shells to feed my plants. I have an excess of spare panels and I'm always tryign things out. egg shells can create an extrmly fine dust when processed enough. The idea is that the act of polishing breaks the shell down even more to remove any swirls or marks.
everything should be blended togeather first, it does not matter if the egg shells are not completly broken down as they will wear when applied with the polisher. this, I believe is where the amazing shine comes from.
I'm using a small, thin foam pad on the polisher. It's set to around 1200RPM but you need to work quick as the small disc heats up quickly.
polish in overlapping bands, adding more water as you go until all the polish is off.
I tried it on the corner first and the result spoke for it's self:
so I wizzed over the res of the bonnet... (yes I know I'm not doing anythign in this picture -just holding the polisher for the pic)
the shine it gives is unreal:
Not the best picture in the world, but here is a wider angle.
the 'polish' is hard to clean off and leaves an oily finish but i cleaned it off using normal car shampoo and water. once the oil is emulsified it comes straight off.
if anyone has any questions just ask! I'm here to help!
I've been experimenting with some detailing techniques and i've found a killer recipe for home made polish. don't ask how it came about! in a nut shell I've got a few panels and thigns that I use for testing and painting, and this one was just lying around.
I'm using an old bonnet that was heavily oxidised and a bit worse for ware. the paint underneath, once cut is okay though.
It's been wet sanded up to 2000 grit, then polished using the following technique:
the recipe is pretty simple
2 parts flour
1 half part amareto drink topping
1 part olive oil
4 egg shells (discard egg white and yolk)
parts are measured by volume, except the eggs, but one part is equal to one egg - as a rule of thumb.
there's no real science to it, just thow them all in. A blender works best but you can do it by hand.
the idea came to me becuase I collect egg shells to feed my plants. I have an excess of spare panels and I'm always tryign things out. egg shells can create an extrmly fine dust when processed enough. The idea is that the act of polishing breaks the shell down even more to remove any swirls or marks.
everything should be blended togeather first, it does not matter if the egg shells are not completly broken down as they will wear when applied with the polisher. this, I believe is where the amazing shine comes from.
I'm using a small, thin foam pad on the polisher. It's set to around 1200RPM but you need to work quick as the small disc heats up quickly.
polish in overlapping bands, adding more water as you go until all the polish is off.
I tried it on the corner first and the result spoke for it's self:
so I wizzed over the res of the bonnet... (yes I know I'm not doing anythign in this picture -just holding the polisher for the pic)
the shine it gives is unreal:
Not the best picture in the world, but here is a wider angle.
the 'polish' is hard to clean off and leaves an oily finish but i cleaned it off using normal car shampoo and water. once the oil is emulsified it comes straight off.
if anyone has any questions just ask! I'm here to help!
Nice try.
