Me soon! at Garage in Perth, Scotland - photo by alythcyclery

Polished Giant Stp.

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Category: Parts - Other
Date Posted: Mar 13, 2011 at 11:37
Mar 13, 2011
Location: Perth, Scotland
Trail: Garage
Riders: Me soon!

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danthecarlover (Mar 14, 2011 at 1:02)

wow thats probably the best polished frame i've ever seen (that isn't just chrome paint) and the chrome slx looks good too

spkeyandy1 (Mar 16, 2011 at 2:09)

yh it dus just crnt afford to do owt with it till goose is dun which is a bummer

kona-n (Mar 13, 2011 at 13:11)

looks awsome!

alythcyclery (Mar 13, 2011 at 13:13)

Thanks man!

spkeyandy1 (Mar 15, 2011 at 13:04)

haha yeah lol. Just kidding. Had it powder coated now, getting it back friday but seen a pic of it n it looks mint

alythcyclery (Mar 15, 2011 at 14:14)

Saw it looks really nice mate

andymacc (Mar 13, 2011 at 15:54)

callum you know how you love me

road-psyclist (Mar 13, 2011 at 19:24)

Are you going to paint it like a Glory? Or is that idea down the pan?

alythcyclery (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:43)

Powder coating was going to be really expensive, so I'm going to keep it like this.

road-psyclist (Mar 14, 2011 at 0:45)

Ah okay, still looks nice, will look cool with the chrome crank too.

spkeyandy1 (Mar 14, 2011 at 13:59)

fancy swapping the scoot back for that haha:P

alythcyclery (Mar 14, 2011 at 14:03)

I'll pass mate

After the time spent polishing I don't think there's much at all i'd swap for.

ripongiantstp1 (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:53)

how much for the frame..or ill swap for a ns suburban

alythcyclery (Sep 25, 2011 at 12:11)

I'm not sure i'd ever sell the frame mate. It's had a few mods to make it more suited to me.

+I stood in front of a buff for 10 odd hours.

mhailo (May 21, 2011 at 3:14)

How did you do this?

alythcyclery (May 21, 2011 at 3:18)

Bench mounted buff.

mhailo (May 21, 2011 at 4:39)

So raw/sand down, buff and polish?

alythcyclery (May 21, 2011 at 4:52)

Use paint stripper and wire wool, Or you'll put scratches in the metal and they'll be a pain to polish out.

Buffing is polishing:P
Use 2000 grit wet and dry before you buff it or you'll just ruin mops.

mhailo (May 21, 2011 at 6:35)

Yeah I use nitromors not sand paper, I just meant sanding it down with super fine stuff at the end

Is any polishing paste needed? Or just buffing?

alythcyclery (May 21, 2011 at 6:46)

Always use a polishing paste with the buffer

saves a lot of time.

I used a stainless steel paste, the aluminium used for frames seems to be really hard so the steel paste works brilliantly.

mhailo (May 21, 2011 at 6:56)

So steel paste can be used on alu? Sorry for the noobness, not done any polishing

alythcyclery (May 21, 2011 at 7:00)

Yup, I'm talking about polishing soaps though.

After buffing, You'll want to give it a hand polish with a microfibre cloth and autosol.

Get your microfibre cloths from asda. Cheaper+better.

mhailo (May 21, 2011 at 7:06)

Ah okay, cheers man

meatbucket9 (Jun 25, 2011 at 13:09)

Cut down that seat tube!

alythcyclery (Jun 25, 2011 at 13:10)

Done:P

meatbucket9 (Jun 25, 2011 at 13:15)

Good :} I wanted to cut it down till there was about 2-3cm left but the clamp woouldn't work so well :/

alythcyclery (Jun 25, 2011 at 13:19)

Make a new slot, cut it out and then drill a hole at the end to stop it cracking.

meatbucket9 (Jun 25, 2011 at 13:25)

I already done that, it's pretty low. I might go lower though, looks sweet without any mounts apart from disc wans

KillerFreddie (Jan 29, 2013 at 8:05)

That is brilliant.