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08-11-2013, 03:44 PM

BigDaddyDuke

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Originally Posted by HarDlife

Looks good man! I did this to my Vic with the same results. Here's a tip from my experience: keep a bucket of water w/ a couple of tablespoons of liquid soap in it near you instead of hosing off constantly. Faster, less water everywhere, and the soap cleans the residue out of the sandpaper. As far as sandpaper availability, most local auto chains have it. I got all my stuff from Advance auto. I can't decide if I'm gonna do this to my dyna or just paint 'em.

edit: I just saw you already had the water bucket.

Thanks HardLife, I tried the Oreilly and the home improvement stores. not much variety to grit, I will keep on keepin on though...

cheers!

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08-12-2013, 10:32 AM

01fxdxt

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I just did this and used 600 grit wet or dry only.That coating is pretty tough and took some elbow grease to get through.After the paper I used Noxon metal polish with a scrubby pad.Finished with Mothers billet polish- looks good.

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08-13-2013, 10:34 PM

Ndfastln

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After polishing try POR15 Glisten PC Clearcoat. It's an high solid urethane clear with much higher than normal UV protectants, and excellent adhesion to aluminum. It's a little more effort but will save hours of re-polishing down the road, protect the finish from scratches and chemical corrosion.

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