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6th July 2016, 10:37 | #1 |
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Polishing roof rails. Anyone done this??
Id love chrome ones but that would be a bit pricey so Im thinking about spraying them silver or stripping the black paint off and polishing them (I assume they are alloy).
Problem is I don't want to strip all the paint off only to find they aren't alloy or wont polish up nicely. So I was wondering if anyone has already done this? |
6th July 2016, 11:14 | #2 |
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Member 'Duotone' has had his powder coated silver. They look very nice indeed and I understand it wasn't an expensive job.
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6th July 2016, 11:46 | #3 |
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6th July 2016, 12:49 | #4 |
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Vinyl wrap them is another way to go.
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I can confirm the bars are aluminium. They will polish up a treat if you get them on a buffing wheel with some polishing compound.
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6th July 2016, 15:45 | #6 |
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I Changed the roof rails to a nice silver to complement the chrome and silver wheels.
Used a good old rattle can and lacquered.
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That does look nice with the X power grey.
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6th July 2016, 17:04 | #8 |
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! Duotone and YellaFella, that does look good. Should look proper nice on my Royal Blue.
Tell me, does the paint finish stand up to having roof bars clamped to them and ropes tied round them? |
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