Mazda Rotary Club

Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: FTORich on November 28, 2006, 04:57:30 PM

Title: Kickplates
Post by: FTORich on November 28, 2006, 04:57:30 PM
Mine are fairly well kicked, has anyone tried to refurb them before I go at them with various grades of wet and dry?
Title: Kickplates
Post by: D1 WTF on November 28, 2006, 05:31:22 PM
you are talking about the ali ones?
if so then, yes theycan be pollished up.  mine are being done at a polishers as we speak, my mate had his done and all i can say is shiney!!!
Title: Kickplates
Post by: dwarfslapper on November 28, 2006, 06:15:25 PM
I did mine myself with different grades of wet and dry and loads of metal polish
Title: Kickplates
Post by: FTORich on November 29, 2006, 05:34:36 PM
what grades did you use?
Title: Kickplates
Post by: dwarfslapper on November 29, 2006, 07:10:20 PM
Iirc i started with 400 to remove the deep scratches then to 800 and finished off with 1500 and plenty of water,to bring it to a shine i used auto glym metal polish.
It only took about 1 hour each side and came up really well and very shiney:cool
They will get scratched again mine are allready!:(