Playing with my bits

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  1. Havit

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    Your never to old to play with your bits, what shall I do today I thought, I know, I'll. get my bits out and see what I can do with them. Anyway I was impressed how well they came up. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
     
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  2. Havit

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    I will photo my bits next time I fancy a fiddle with them
     
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  3. roadrider

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    It's amazing what can happen after a bit of vigorous rubbing ! ;)
     
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  4. Havit

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    Yes, get a lot of pleasure from it.
     
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  5. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #5 thebiglad, Jul 24, 2015
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    You're getting there Wayne, keep at it - just a little bit more, oh yeeeeeeesssssssss:rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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  6. steve lovatt

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    Amazing what a bit of buffing can do
     
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    mmmmmm shinney
     
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  8. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    And you'd have thought she was happy using Pledge?
     
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  9. steve lovatt

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    Haha! knew I'd get a helmet reference if I used the word "Buffing".
    Expected it to be the biglad!
     
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  10. Tigcraft

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    Ever tried "rub n buff" ? No it's not sexual just pure pleasure of rubbing slowly. Brill for cast forks, engine cases and tarnished bolt heads!!
     
  11. Havit

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    I don't know what Triumph put on there ally, it's like silver paint.... I used wire wool to remove it back to the cast, the a bit of Auto sol and very fine wire wool to remove any scratches, then loads of rub n buffing , I'm still old school Autosol for anything shiny, but I'm willing to try new stuff
     
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    Amazing how quick you get in a sweat after a good rub
     
  13. Tigcraft

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    I use running n buff on all sorts. It's a guilding wax kind of like a boot polish for tired finishes on metals and other stuff. I use mainly silver but they do gold, copper pewter and more.
    It's brill for carbs, cylinder heads, even dull wheel spokes and rear sprockets that are grim. All nuts and exposed threads get done even brake disc centres I go over. If you've old chrome that's pitted in rusty brown just knock the tops off and wipe a cloth over in silver to freshen it back up again.
    It's not an answer to a chroming job but just makes a nice go of dressing up an old machine.
     
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  14. Havit

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    Where do you buy it, on line.?
     
  15. Robin Sanderson

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    Sounds like brasso or silvo to me?
     
  16. Tigcraft

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    It's nothing like brasso - Robin, brasso is a stripping abrasive, this is a wax.

    Wayne- just on eBay or better still any good quality art and craft shop. Rub nBuff is a trading name. Just look under guilding wax. Go on google images, look for rub n buff on metal there's some brilliant pics.
     
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  17. Havit

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    Will do, sounds like good stuff. I'll give it a bash
     
  18. Havit

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    Looked online, there are loads of colours , what one do you use Tigcraft I know you said silver but I can find silver leaf is that it?
     
  19. Tigcraft

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    Ive bought the full range as I like to be prepared. Silver and gold are the bigest pots as they are the most used. Start off with silver for now, you'll be fascinated with the stuff and want to polish anything thats near. Ive even used the stuff on the side of links of transmission chains in gold!!
     
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  20. Havit

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    Ok, will give it a try.thanks
     
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