dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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my brushed alloy dial surround? its a bit scratched up now so i wana chrome it/make it real shiny to match my door handles.
what do i need?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Carisma
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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dya know how much theyd charge?
im sure i could do it by myselt tho, not fully chrome, but REAL shiny?
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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lots and lots of elbow grease and some metal polish. might take you a while though...
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Jambo
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youd need some elbow grease! Might look cool, i suspect itd be expensive its carisma
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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im sure id be able to get an attachment of some sort for my drill?
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Jambo
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yeah should do im not too knowledgable about polishing metal, all i know if done properlly looks better than chrome 
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cobra148
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You can get i machine polished for much cheaper than the cost of chrome plating. A guy on MIG had an mfd fascia from me and he polished it so it had a mirror finish.
Even using a fine cutting paste such as T cut will make a difference. Try experimenting on the back of the trim so if you mess up it won't show.
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modded_corsa
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Registered: 9th May 03
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right this is for polishing aluminium wheels but am gunna say (but dont quote me) that it should be the same kinda thing
http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/eneu/aluminum1.html
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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look in yellow pages under "metal polishers". They should charge you between £5 and £15 i'd imagine. Even if you were to get it chrome plated which isnt cheap you would need to get it polished first.
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dave17
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ahh cheers for the help people! think il look up a metal polisher coz i cant b e bothered with al that hassle in the guide. cheers tho. and cobra, u got a pic of the polished mfd?
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