I will try this! After I get the now completely dead electrics back to life... (sure I have a dead relay). Spoke with Chris N and he gave me some pointers also on grades of paper to use... Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "james_hartshorn_uk" <james.hartshorn@xxxx> To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [doc] Any help appreciated.... > > I've just been working on mine get yourself down to B&Q and buy a few > various grades of 3M SCOTCH-BRITE pads, I wouldn't like to use > sandpaper myself. > > I actually tried a bit Autosolve on mine, which does bring up a > lovely shine, but leaves dirt marks in the grain, which is hard to > remove so I've now used the pads and a very light going over with > autosolve with a cloth and it looks fine. > > Use the roughest type of pad you can get to start with (purple red, I > think) making sure you follow the grain I then continued with the > lighter the grades(green, then grey If I remember) > > Try and do it in natural light too, or at least have some good > lighting to work by. > > The Info I found suggested 3M Scotch-brite pads and 3M Stainless > cleaner, although I can't seem to a get a hold of any 3M cleaner. > > James (Vin #569) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > --- In doc-uk@xxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > > DMC Joe posted a long thng about it on the DML ages ago IF MEMORY > > SERVES, just use 80 grit and a sanding block for the flat bits > > > > Basically you can bugger it up and it doesn't matter because you > can > > always start again. > > > > M > > > > Dan Willis wrote: > > > > > Nicely put... > > > > > > > > > > > > Question. What would YOU use to rebrush? Grade of paper? Block of > wood? > > > > > > > > > > > > Go on... just an opinion as I'm planning this very soon. > > > > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: Martin Gutkowski <mailto:webmaster@xxxx> > > > > > > To: doc-uk@xxxx <mailto:doc-uk@xxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:46 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [doc] Any help appreciated.... > > > > > > > > > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >