Polishing An X-metal Frame

[beaver962000]

Hey all. i have a friend that completely demolished an x-metal juliet frame i sold him about a year ago. he even welded in them!!!!! He asked me to polish them up for him. i used 150grit sandpaper to strip the finish off. i have them down to the bare metal but I'm not sure what to use to get a mirror shine on them. I've read on here that y'all use a 240grit barrel to polish them up. is that a sanding barrel for a dremel? What other ways are there? any help would be much appreciated! Thanks

 

[BriP]

i reckon any high grit barrel will do. yes, sanding barrel for a dremel. just take it slow and even, dont eat away too much material. good luck.

 

[beaver962000]

Got er done! Appreciate the advice. they look great!

 

[qtrain23]

Pics?

 

[beaver962000]

Can't post pics from my phone. sorry

 

[Eckstream1]

Can't post pics from my phone. sorry

Sure you can... Photobucket lets me email pics to my account.
Then you just copy the IMG link and paste here. I do it all the time...

 

[tigger]

how do you finish polishing ang sanding with the 150grit?

 

[Oakley-olic]

Hey all. i have a friend that completely demolished an x-metal juliet frame i sold him about a year ago. he even welded in them!!!!! He asked me to polish them up for him. i used 150grit sandpaper to strip the finish off. i have them down to the bare metal but I'm not sure what to use to get a mirror shine on them. I've read on here that y'all use a 240grit barrel to polish them up. is that a sanding barrel for a dremel? What other ways are there? any help would be much appreciated! Thanks

I just picked up a beat pair of Juliet's that I will polish. Has anyone ever tried oven cleaner to removed the anodizing? I have used it several times on anodized aluminum, polished a Yamaha R1 frame, strips the finish without harming the aluminum. I then use 600, 800 then 2000 grit before buffer polishing. I use Blue Magic for final detail.

 

[BriP]

xmetal surfaces are not anodised. the xmetal colorway is a raw surface, and plasma is essentially a full metal jacket coating. remember this is all titanium alloy as well so its a much harder time polishing than aluminium which is soft.. power tools definitely needed lol