Re: [CR]Rubbing out a frame

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

From: "Brian Baylis" <rocklube@adnc.com>
To: fred_rednor@yahoo.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Rubbing out a frame
References: <20021202143822.66221.qmail@web11907.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 08:50:42 -0800

Fred,

Liquid Ebony is a great product. It's purpose is to remove the superfine polishing scratches from the "rubbing out" process. LE is supposed to be non-abrasive. It fills in the swirl marks with wax. Any good "fine" grit polishing compound will work up to that point, but I use a DuPont product called "One Step" which is a compound that breaks down to finer grit as you use it. It saves a step or two in polishing paint that is being blended in to an original finish or a spot that is being rubbed on a refinish. The Liquid Ebony brings up the gloss once the compound does its job.

LE can be used like wax to bring a super gloss to finishes if one is looking for that.

Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
>
> When I worked at building displays for Aurora plastics (many,
> many years ago) we used a very mild polishing compound - meant
> for automotive use - called Liquid Ebony. It was not nearly as
> viscous as the typical liquid polishing compound and you could
> barely notice that it was abrasive. Since then I've seen
> similar products at automotive painting suppliers although I
> can't remember the names off hand.
> Anyway, these products are very mild, meant to be used on
> the final polishing step of custom paint jobs. I'm sure that
> if you go to an automotive paint supplier and describe this,
> you can find a similar product.
> For a small section of a bicycle (or a plastic model, for
> that matter) you apply it with a cottton ball.
> Best regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
>
>
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