did some polishing today

[nicosauve1]

before and after pics here. I just took the worn out finish off with sand paper.. 320 then 120 grit, acid bath then acetone, then reassemble
Not a super high polish but I don't like high polish anyway, I wanted plasma.. without going into plating and coating, which I really just don't have time to do.. this works pretty well for a nice satin plasma effect. Love the rough metal look!

After:

This is side by side with a Ti finish frame, on bottom, so you can see it's a bit brighter and shinier than oem Ti, and that's a shiny oem Ti too

 

[Nortika]

Excellent work

 

[wei2009]

Very nice. Looks very brushed satin finish. One of my favorite finishes.

 

[nicosauve1]

thanks guys! I do really like how it turned out.
It did take a while to do, no dremel, all hand sanding.

 

[nicosauve1]

I am thinking about taking it apart, acid bathing it again, then copper plating it, then nickle plating it after that, to try and get a legit satin nickle finish. Any thoughts?

 

[wei2009]

Just looked it up. Sounds interesting. I’d say go for it. Please do share your experience of the process. With pictures if possible.

 

[mjt42]

Nice work - I've been itching to polish a Romeo but all mine are in too good shape.

 

[Andre-v8]

Ive done some copper plating...I’m curious about the nickel...

 

[MatSteelersFan]

Looks great!