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Following on from the thread on the general forum, about polishing yer bits. Seeing how it's a reet obnoxious pissy down day here and I'm bored (supposed to be repairing a guitar but not in the mood!) , I thought I'd whip the bar ends off the S and have a go at polishing them cos they're starting to look a bit scraped & tatty. I was always under the impression that under the black coating they were stainless steel...Not so!

When I started the polishing process and broke through the quite thick coating, the metal underneath looked a little on the pinkish side. At first I thought it was brass, they're certainly heavy enough! I'm not sure what they're made of tho' - could be gun metal which is brass based and used in a lot of marine applications. I think, if my memory serves me right it's a mixture of brass and stainless steel. It looks like brass but it's a bit harder and doesn't tarnish as easily. I'll see how it looks in few days, if it does tarnish then it must be brass and I'll have to lacquer them, but if not probably gun metal

Hers a link to a piccy

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ridgew ... m=6bf1.jpg

Dave

quite nice compared to the usual gold anodised carp, lets hope there's no need for lacquer as you can now keep your self contented with Solvol polishing them

Didn't know you were into polishing fish.Next you'll be riding a pike
I've had my bar ends semi polished for a couple of years now.I thought they were brass........oh well!
Bailey.

I love polishing things Rob.....you should see my helmet - it's very shiny

Dave

Bailey - they may well be brass yet...Let you know in a couple of days

I love polishing things Rob.....you should see my helmet - it's very shiny

Dave

They are brass Dave. Mine are polished and laquered (though they could do with re-doing) and look a treat (IMO).

Get some stainless ones you tight arses.Polished brass,its on a bike not a bloody canal boat.Tell you what why dont you paint some flowers down the side and hang a bucket off the bike. I,ve got some stainless ones on mine,got em from oberon engineering when i bought me footpegs.£16 i do believe.Maybe Mr vincent can get on the case and expand his stainless range.
gus

Gats wrote:They are brass Dave. Mine are polished and laquered (though they could do with re-doing) and look a treat (IMO).

Still not convinced they are brass Gats . They do look very like gunmetal the more I look at 'em. Had a scout round the 'net to remind me what it is......An alloy of copper tin and zinc

http://www.cda.org.uk/megab2/general/pub121/vital43.htm

Dave.

gus wrote:Get some stainless ones you tight arses.Polished brass,its on a bike not a bloody canal boat.Tell you what why dont you paint some flowers down the side and hang a bucket off the bike. I,ve got some stainless ones on mine... gus

Here you are having a go at us yellow-metal stylists and you admit to having stainless steel buckets hanging off your own S!!!!

The nerve of some people, eh Darth??

Choice bit of editing from the canal people me thinks. :roll:Or have you been drinking brasso again?
gus

*boip!* (Cornish)

I got mine cast in plutonium.....doh.
Dont even need the heated grips for that glowing feeling.

Lloyd

gus wrote:Choice bit of editing from the canal people me thinks. :roll:Or have you been drinking brasso again?
gus

Not sure if I'd be happy being called a canal person after all my grandfather is Dutch

lloyd

Ahhhhhh!From this moment on you will renamed Dick van Dyke.Now pull your finger out and lets get on with it.OK leave the figer where it is!
gus who has been drinking the stella with brasso chasers