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Old 03-17-2009, 06:41 PM
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Old 03-17-2009, 07:30 PM
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Same as any other cast aluminum part. You can polish it directly and it will be very shiny but will have a lot of ripple from the cast surface. Or, you can sand the cast surface flat and then go through a few finer grades of sandpaper before polishing it.
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Old 03-17-2009, 07:42 PM
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Same as any other cast aluminum part. You can polish it directly and it will be very shiny but will have a lot of ripple from the cast surface. Or, you can sand the cast surface flat and then go through a few finer grades of sandpaper before polishing it.
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Old 03-25-2009, 11:09 PM
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my boy nick might be able to do it he is cavemanracing on here

EDIT: He does relly good powder coating i know but im sure he can polish to PM his and see whats up

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