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Title: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: Pyromatic177 on January 12, 2014, 08:08:41 PM

So I did a NB install a while back in a US for my friend. Well a couple weeks back the LED quit so I took it back and re-wired it all. And when I was doing that my friend asked me if I could be polished silver.

It looked like this
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG075_edit_1389584267951.jpg&hash=97271b1a9fedef587a252d575e3568a7785428d4) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG075_edit_1389584267951.jpg)
Lol sooo...

I took the challenge on and 1st stripped down the anodizing with Oven Cleaner
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1258.jpg&hash=e8fca189c058e71568dd4ea8b840959a0db5995f) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1258.jpg)
And that worked well, the I put more oven cleaner on it and it somehow corroded the hilt, quite bad lol.
So I took a wire brush to it and, well, it did the trick but left the hilt pretty rough  :-\
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG125_edit_1389584684504.jpg&hash=9c4ac23b7cdbf64538e45df23b090ff3eec119f8) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG125_edit_1389584684504.jpg)

And so started the sanding. I did in this order 60,150,220,400,600 and 2,000 grit sandpaper. So was about 5 hours or so of sanding!

Results:

60
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1260.jpg&hash=168b1747c8ee3d3b18d29a21a9350ecc81da74a8) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1260.jpg)

150,
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1262.jpg&hash=ef237b3e8fa652337fe4e7d5a3979e706462dfca) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1262.jpg)

220,
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1263.jpg&hash=1d7c0ab4fe224a3bcc6eb639a0dfe9cbb944795b) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1263.jpg)

400, starting to get better!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG126_edit_1389585118148.jpg&hash=5e8bec7aee3f685fe1431d983cf389dc843c879f) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG126_edit_1389585118148.jpg)

600, now we're talking!!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1266.jpg&hash=79cf7b75cb37f898b17ca12b45402719265baf72) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1266.jpg)

Then finally 2,000!!!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1267.jpg&hash=1d88be8b506d300a195ff97642910dc0b8b90749) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1267.jpg)
Has a slight shine even without polish!

So as said earlier after about 5 hours of sanding I got to polish it
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1269.jpg&hash=041b220d7a79bfc26cf222b40cbeee9df0306f51) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1269.jpg)


I was impressed with how it turned out. But since I'm never happy I wet sanded it with 2K and polished it again. Then did the install!

And here she be  8)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG127_edit_1389581888733.jpg&hash=2aa45c5bf2082b777aff50d124368387c3fb5eb1) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG127_edit_1389581888733.jpg)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc460%2Fpyromatic177%2Fth_IMAG1276_1.jpg&hash=3aa95516d03c30cd8d7ce9c0c02622372ce777dc) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc460/pyromatic177/?action=view&current=IMAG1276_1.jpg)

NB With Death Rattle as the font
2W premium speaker
16MM Alluminated AV Switch
And a MHS Pommel

Well Thanks for looking and I hope you like looking at the shiny thing as much as I  ;P

Title: Re: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: jedicri on January 12, 2014, 08:24:57 PM

Great job on the sanding James!

Title: Re: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: Corran Horn on January 12, 2014, 09:33:48 PM

Very nicely done.

Title: Re: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: Ingchao on January 12, 2014, 10:39:03 PM

Nice job on the refinish!
To save yourself endless hours of sanding and polishing in the future, why don't you get a bench grinder? I have a $30 bench grinder from Harbor Freight with a wire wheel on one side and a spiral sewn buffing pad on the other and all I can say is thank Ben Franklin for 'lectricity!

Title: Re: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: Pyromatic177 on January 13, 2014, 04:43:46 AM

I have a bench grinder but it has the wire wheel and a grinding wheel...

Title: Re: US Dominix I just finished for A friend
Post by: rabbitdragon on January 13, 2014, 07:10:51 AM

That is a bunch of work but it shows and looks great.