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Shaving the "mazda" Logo off T2 brakes

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Old 02-02-12, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by just startn
The brakes are not the only thing im going to have to keep up on. What about the manifolds, WP housing, control arms ect ect..got a little more work done on the steering rack tonight, trying to get it polished


This is 360 grit. Still have to go 500, 1000, 2000. Maybe wet sos pad and rubbing compound. Idk all the steps im going to take atm. depends when/how all the little scratches come out. Sometimes theres points when you can skip steps
there's plenty of steps you can skip if you have the tools powerful enough. technically you can polish a part to a mirror finish without any sanding at all with a large enough and powerful enough buffer/motor.

polishing isn't always about taking materials off. with aluminum you can also think of it like this: the soft material can be moved around on the surface to smooth it and eventually polish it. like working with cement to trowel the surface to move it and flatten it and if you want you can even make it have a mirror smooth surface.
Old 02-02-12, 05:13 PM
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I (ME) havnt seen anyone take 1/8in+ gouges out with just polishing. im sure theres a machine to do it but its probably no were in my price range.
Old 02-02-12, 08:01 PM
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I'm shocked no one suggested selling them and just getting FD calipers. IIRC they're identical, minus the Mazda logo.
Old 02-03-12, 09:26 AM
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And minus the anoyong fins, defiatly easier to keep clean...
Old 02-03-12, 03:20 PM
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And minus the anoyong fins, defiatly easier to keep clean...
Shaving them off. The FD calipers is were this whole idea originated.
Old 02-04-12, 07:18 PM
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Pretty sure he's doing a full up restore on his vert if I remember his build thread.
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Old 02-04-12, 11:05 PM
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guy got the car on a rotisserie I dont think he minds a little work
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