My chrome -ish Rocker cover???

[ets2k9]

After the how to guide on the site I was inspired to turn my filthy cover into a shiny master piece.

It hasn't quite gone to plan though smileys/smiley5.gif :

Before -

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ets2k9/05062006.jpg

It's been sat in a scrapyard for two years so it needs abit of love.

Many sanding hours after:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ets2k9/05062006006.jpg

Although it's an improvement its not quite a chromed as I'd like and has more of scratched look to it then smooth chrome finish:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ets2k9/05062006003.jpg

Have I totally Fu**ed it or do I need to keep sanding?

Cheers

Steve

[darrensvtr]

doesnt look to bad to me mate but can see what ya mean about the scratches,not sure how there ment to come up coz ive only gota vtr.

[Sean]

you need to go over it now with a fine wet and dry paper, then once it's smoothed use metal polish.

[ets2k9]

Good stuff I'll get the sand paper out again tomorrow and see if I can rescue it.

Cheers lads.

[Baz]

if not just go and get it dipped smileys/smiley17.gif

[fitzuk86]

or just buy a chrome rocker cover ?

[riggsy]

yeh as sean says get some realy fine sand paper to finish it off!

they look realy good when done smileys/smiley4.gif

[ets2k9]

I tried to buy a chrome rocker cover but there few and far between so I'm sticking with the sand paper option.

Cheers

[l1ukeRS]

use toothpaste smileys/smiley20.gif thats a good polish!
or proper metal polish , i can get stuff chromed but its a bit pricey

[Andy_S]

you want to use some grade 600-1000 emery cloth, thats wot i used, shines like f*ck. smileys/smiley4.gif

[ets2k9]

How much to chrome the rocker cover if I cant rescue it?

Did the emery cloth get rid of the scratches?

[Andy_S]

not completely, but it'll look loads better, its got to be real fine emery, then use an aluminium polish. i used peek multi purpose metal polish, looks a treat afterwards.

[woodsy]

use a electric sander like the how to guide tells ya

i did it and it looks spot on

use autosol metal polish ... works a treat look

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/woodsy23/DSC00168.jpg

[Rosco906]

to begin with im going to use 60 cloth then work with it with 1200 wet and dry then loads of polish! Is that a correct way of doing it?

[Jason_VTS]

id just get a huge ass buffer and polish the fuck out of it with autosol polish.. smileys/happy.gif

[rayvtr]

looks a whole lot better to what it was before looks like u have worked your ass of for the finish well done mate hope you finally get the finish you really want

[ets2k9]

Its looking good Woodsy!

I picked up some fine grade paper last night and have one of those buffer drill attachemnts type things.

So I'll put a few more hours into getting that mirror finish.

Cheers

[Mattvtr]

make sure you show us the final product when its done

[ets2k9]

After a few more hours sanding with some proper fine paper the rocker cover has come up lovely and smooth with very few scratches.

It's more stainless steel then chrome but I'm sure with some more effort I can get abit more shine.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ets2k9/08062006006.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ets2k9/08062006007.jpg

Patience is the key and it looks a thousand times better than when I started. smileys/smiley4.gif

[Mattvtr]

bets on how long itll stay clean.lol.looks good though mate

[riggsy]

looks very nice matey wish you could do it to the vtr ones doh!

yeh you better keep it clean dude smileys/smiley2.gif

[Mattvtr]

i did wonder that,is it just a case of you can paint it?soz for the thread hijack