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Oct 11, 2005 21:12:31 GMT -5
Post by mr68gts on Oct 11, 2005 21:12:31 GMT -5
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Oct 11, 2005 21:15:47 GMT -5
Post by mr68gts on Oct 11, 2005 21:15:47 GMT -5
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Oct 12, 2005 13:19:00 GMT -5
Post by Lazbun on Oct 12, 2005 13:19:00 GMT -5
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice rim Paul !!!!!! Did you painted the center piece gold and leave the outside rim untouch ?
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Oct 12, 2005 14:13:32 GMT -5
Post by mr68gts on Oct 12, 2005 14:13:32 GMT -5
Lazbun, No, the rim is just bead balsted and then cleared. The rings were polished. The screw heads were added after the center was cleared. Paul Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice rim Paul !!!!!! Did you painted the center piece gold and leave the outside rim untouch ?
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Oct 12, 2005 23:39:02 GMT -5
Post by Lazbun on Oct 12, 2005 23:39:02 GMT -5
Hi Paul, I hope you don't mind my asking, what is bead balsted ? After you polished the ring, did you clear coated it ? I heard if you cleared coated the polished ring , it will turn dull.
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Oct 13, 2005 8:41:28 GMT -5
Post by mr68gts on Oct 13, 2005 8:41:28 GMT -5
Lazbun, Sorry. Meant to say bead BLASTED. Not balsted. Bead blasting is a form of sand blasting only it uses glass bead to do it instead of sand. I didn't clear the rim halves after polish. Being made of billet, the material is more pure and less poreus (can't spell that right for some reason!) than a casting therefor will hold it's polish fine. I did a 1/16 scale pro mod along time ago (drag car) and polished all the aluminum tin work and to this day it still looks good. Were talking 8 years or so. Paul
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Oct 13, 2005 12:49:54 GMT -5
Post by Lazbun on Oct 13, 2005 12:49:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the explanation Paul. I suppose you need a sand blasting machine to do the blasting job. I would like to follow the same way you do the rim but I don't have a sand blasting machine. Is there any way I can achieve the same blasting result without that machine ?
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Oct 13, 2005 14:18:57 GMT -5
Post by mr68gts on Oct 13, 2005 14:18:57 GMT -5
Someone actually sells a miniature blasting gun. Like an airbrush if I remember right. Micromark might have it as a matter of fact. I sometimes forget that I have at my disposal nc machining capabilities and other resources at work that most wouldn't be able to get to use. I had to do it from a distance other wise the center will turn to mush. It is soft brass. Use the sprue to get the hang of it if your going this route instead of trying it on the wheel right off the bat. The blasting cabinet we have at work run about 120 psi throught and is a big cabinet. You don't need something that large to do it though. Paul
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Oct 14, 2005 1:03:48 GMT -5
Post by Lazbun on Oct 14, 2005 1:03:48 GMT -5
I think I will use my dremel rotatory tool and a steel brush and try it on the spruce and see the result. It will not be as good as the blasting but at least I don't need to but a blasting machine.
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Oct 17, 2005 11:38:24 GMT -5
Post by Pappy50 on Oct 17, 2005 11:38:24 GMT -5
Lazbun - I had very good results by just spraying the brass portion with clear flat paint. I think I used Tamiya but don't remember. Bead blasting is good also, but I suspect that over time the brass will darken or tarish. All the brass pieces I used were painted in some fashion for just that reason. Pete J.
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