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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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fixing up the rotary accents???

Well I just bought a set of the rotary accents from a member of the board and they have some minor nicks from road debris. Im wondering if I could be able to sand them down to make them smooth again or is there something else I could do?? I do realize that they will get the nicks back again after I drive with them for a while but I just dont want to put them on in the condition they are in. Btw they are the OEM accents. thanks for the help
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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you could....but only if u re finished them....
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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thx
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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are there any other options anyone can think of?
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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buy new one...but probly bettter of just recoating them...

or like powder coat them.....wont be too exp. powder coating that.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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didnt think about powdercoating them. might just go ahead and do that. thx again
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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A fellow member, altspace, polished out the front accent to be nice and shiny (like this, but that photo is not even final result). It was completely pitted before. I just asked him to post some notes on what he did.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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thanks astral. thats what mine looks like. i polished it with the english customs polish and it made it nicer but the pits and nicks are bothering me. if anything i'll just get new ones.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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Yea, it was in very rough shape. I used a wire wheel dril bit to grind it down. This of course removes the chrome plating. Then I believe I used 800 grit then 1000 grit wet sanding. Finished it off with a polishing wheel and a ton of hand power to smooth it out with metal polish. Took about 2-3 hours to complete, but the end result is very nice.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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sweet i think i have that stuff laying around somewhere. ill give it a try when i get the time. thx altspace
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Or you can just get a replacement from us at www.Rotary13B1.com

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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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mmmmmmmmm very tempting
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