12-06-2003, 11:27 PM
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Go Banana!
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sylmar, CA
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Not too shabby. i did use the mother's mag polish and it really didn't do anything more than what the dremel polising compound already accomplished.
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12-07-2003, 06:35 AM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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here's mine
yea baby! here's mine all polished up!
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
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12-07-2003, 06:54 AM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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anyone else want it this shiny
if any one wants there's as shiny as mine let me now. i can get it done for 7 bucks (this would include s/h). if this sounds good let me know. and i can get custom lettering/design engraved on it as well (extra of course.)
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
soon to come:
custom decals
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12-07-2003, 11:37 AM
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RC Tinkerer
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Cyberspace
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What did you use to get your so mirror shiny?
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12-07-2003, 02:27 PM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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my secret!?
do u really wanna know my secret. i'm sorry you can't . but if u want urs all shiny let me know.
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
soon to come:
custom decals
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12-07-2003, 09:11 PM
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RC Tinkerer
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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I want to do it myself. I have a dremel and the polishing stuff to go with it. Maybe I'll pick up some alunium from the local hoby shop and experiment with different methods of polishing.
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12-07-2003, 09:39 PM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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thats cool, gotta give ya props for tryin first. buuuut if ya want me ta get it done for ya let me know.
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
soon to come:
custom decals
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12-07-2003, 09:49 PM
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RC Tinkerer
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Practice makes perfect! The local hoby shop sells various sizes & thicknesses of aluminum plates, both polished and unpolished. So I'll get some unpollished aluminum and give it a go.
And I promise that if I figure it out, all I'll do is post a picture, I'll keep it a secret. (I may do it for others for $$ as well )
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12-08-2003, 02:21 AM
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Go Banana!
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sylmar, CA
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i really doubt people are going to take the time to send you their heatsinks much less pay you to polish them when a dremel tool is a pretty readily available item. The whole point of a message board is to share information, not try to keep everything to yourself so you can try to make a few bucks. If it were something like a cf chassis then that's completely different. But this is just polishing metal.....cmon it's not that big of a deal.
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12-08-2003, 06:37 AM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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well i can tell u this much i didn't use a dremel, and look how shiny mine is. the stuff i use people might not want to pay for just to shine a heat sink. plus like i stated before, i can do custom engraving on it.
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
soon to come:
custom decals
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12-08-2003, 08:17 AM
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RC Tinkerer
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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I'm not worried about custom etching, however I am sure that there are some people who would be. I have other materials that I can use too.
The problem with sharing all your secrets, is that you will no longer have anything unique. Besides if you just drop hints (Like in this thread) you are forced to come up with your own ideas on how to do it. Besides I like being given an idea and figuring my own way about it.
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12-08-2003, 08:21 AM
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Supin Supras?!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Gansett, RI
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like i said: i gotta give props to those that try it themselves. i'm offering my service as a last resort. so to those that try it or anything for that matter good luck
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Red supra
stage 2 drag motor
blue shocks all the way around
headlights and tail lights
awd kit
ball bearing bushings
carbon fiber center shaft
wild body kit
rims
rechargable batteries
soon to come:
custom decals
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12-08-2003, 08:25 AM
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RC Tinkerer
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Worst case, if the polishing does not work, the brushed steel look is cool to!
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12-09-2003, 12:48 AM
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Since you've been mentioning using all these spinbrush motors maybe you could save the spinbrush and put some toothpaste on it to swirl up the heatsink :P
Would that work though? Maybe...
Last edited by itsme; 12-09-2003 at 12:53 AM.
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12-12-2003, 02:31 PM
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the "too many tires" guy
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: San Jose, CA
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I believe wal-mart sells a metal polishing paste still called MAAS. I used to use that stuff to polish all sorts of things. I even had a mirror finished masterlock at one time from messing around with that stuff. All I can tell you abou the grit is that it's so fine, i can't feel it by rubbing some of it between myfingers.
Either way, I'm planning on hunting down another tube of that stuff, and some sheet aluminum. I have ideas
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