Steps wrote: ...to remove marks that appear to almost be etched onto the surface... These more 'deep' stains rather than scratches? Try a small spot with 150 and sand up... Thu chances are they will be stains that have been etched into the alloy rather deep. When getting into a resto project.. be it a muscle car, classic or even a boat...it is very easy to forgot you are working on a 2nd hand well used project, plus loose site of the end use. My 1st realization was on a muscle car that was intended to keep long term.. turned out 40 decades..totally dismantled in the shed..chassis all sand blasted back, and I was about to start grinding off and smooth out the factory welds. M78 pointed this out at the time... do I want a trailer queen show car or something to put miles up on, drive in the rain, presents very well at a show and shine.... Rather than concentrate a lot of time on areas like this.. give a LITTLE extra elbow grease on each level of sand...and decide what you want to do towards the end of the build... You may very well find everything gets knotched back a little and all good. You dont need to turn out a show stopper, chrome plated see your reflection , finish.. |
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