brush aluminium ???

how to make alu shine? or look like stainless steel?

how 2 polish it?

can meh..u need to do coating electrolysis wor..

The process called "lapping"
Google.

where to get this lapping done?

by running Rounds and rounds on a track.

Alu case can make it shine like a mirror man. Polish n polish n polish until it shines. A hell lot of work though. The process is the same as lapping a heatsink.
Here's an example of what polishing does.



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That IS the most shinny lookin wavemaster ever!

How much time to make that kind of shine, sure your arm will not recognize you when it is finish

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Mar 28 2006, 09:43 AM

Arrrrrrrrrgg finger print....

NOW THIS IS WAT I CALL MIRROR FINISH..AWESOME !!!....

but lots of hardwork ...

i wonder how long the shine can last because the air here isnt that dry.
anyway it looks neat ! like alienware PC !!

Wait ar. I go get the link of the worklog n I'll post back here. U guys can then c how back breaking the polishing work is. 1 interesting note. The guy who did this rig, he's the guy who invented the Dangerden NV68 SLi waterblocks. Stupid bugger din go n patent the method. So DD just went ahead n copied it n didnt even gif credit to him.



Dont haf to worry bout the shine going off. I did the same thing for my DOHC VTEC engine cover last time. Removed the crackle black paint n polished it to mirror shine just like this case. Had no problems with the shine even in that harsh engine bay environment. Just hafta wipe it clean everytime I washed the car.


This post has been edited by ianho: Mar 28 2006, 03:52 PM

OK here's the link. Phew finally found it after like 1 hour of searching. Enjoy.

http://coolercasesuk.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11

lol using ur arm ar hahaha u can b popeye liao hahaha
using tools also need almost a year walau

No lar. Took him almost a year coz he's a Managing Director of a company. Very bz man mar. If u mod it continuosly can finish it in like 2-3 days oni.

put polisher and wipe it not brush it, i am not sure but i think can lar

ive saw think kind of output in one of pimp my ride episode.. but the pimper not polishing it.. he just painted it.. but not a normal paint.. combination of 2 chemical (i forgot what is it) n splash on the car n walla.. its shining like that..

i think you can sand it first with 1400 grit and later use Autosol to polish it kao kao. if you have machine polish will be nice.

autosol????i read somewhere before that never ever use autosol to polish aluminium...........i think it was uncle ian who made that remark. but if it isn't dun flame me arh ekkekekeke poor memory.

yes, autosol sure can