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10-10-2012, 09:59 AM
Dave,

Get out the shiny plastic camera and shine that puppy!

Nice job. Looks to be store bought. Oops, that was an insult. I mean it looks to be a custom made part from a highly skilled craftsman. Big Grin

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10-10-2012, 10:09 AM
(10-10-2012, 09:58 AM)DaveH Wrote: Hi Tom,
Gave it a bit of a buff, didn't really make it shiny Chin
Any suggestion for the type of best buffing compound to make it shine?
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Hmmm. Pretty much any compound should shine it up. Try polishing it wet with some 600 grit first to remove any machining marks, then buff. If it's a thermoplastic, you may need to lean on it a bit to generate some heat.

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10-10-2012, 10:22 AM
(10-10-2012, 10:09 AM)TomG Wrote: Hmmm. Pretty much any compound should shine it up. Try polishing it wet with some 600 grit first to remove any machining marks, then buff. If it's a thermoplastic, you may need to lean on it a bit to generate some heat.

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I tried a couple of compounds - one for aluminium and one for stainless - didn't do much Chin
I've tried this "lean on it a bit" in the past - gets bluudy hot and melts if I'm not careful Rotfl

Thought about Brasso - might give that a go.
I think it is about time someone made some stuff "Make your plastic bits shiny" Smiley-dancenana
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10-10-2012, 10:26 AM
A couple of pics
The old handle
   

and the new handle
   

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10-10-2012, 10:38 AM
(10-10-2012, 09:59 AM)EdK Wrote: Nice job. Looks to be store bought. Oops, that was an insult. I mean it looks to be a custom made part from a highly skilled craftsman. Big Grin

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Perfectly sized and proportioned. And it looks good too - camera or not. Big Grin

It looks like a few of the "regular" polishing compounds work on plastics as well? http://www.professionalplastics.com/BUFFINGCOMPOUND

I've got your touch as well with plastics Dave. I tend to melt them too. Slaphead
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10-10-2012, 10:44 AM
Thanks Ed and Willie.
I tried the white - may be I have to "lean on it a bit more"
I have some blue so I could try that.
But first I'm going to look for an off cut and I'll ruin that first Rotfl
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10-10-2012, 10:49 AM
try toothpaste - seriously
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10-10-2012, 11:02 AM
(10-10-2012, 10:44 AM)DaveH Wrote: But first I'm going to look for an off cut and I'll ruin that first Rotfl
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Hopefully you meant to say "ruin that instead".
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10-10-2012, 11:11 AM
RotflRotflRotfl
That's correct Tom.
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10-10-2012, 11:22 AM
Seems it does not want to polish Slaphead
So I will leave it as a "satin" finish otherwise known as a "shiny matt finish" Rotfl

It is part of some bending rollers I made.
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