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Re: Beolit 600 aluminium surface

Maurice — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:41:15 GMT

Hi with reguard to your marking on the end plate it can only be resolved by chemically stripping off the origional anodizing, you then need to get the surface finish to original condition by using a belt sander along the length the item top to bottom with a grit of about 240 till all the surface is uniform its called a brushed finish thee anodizing is natural finish if you pick up a copy of any chopper bike mags normally in the adverts their are adds for anodizing at very good prices but you will never be able to successfully conceal the marks they have to be removed totally first final finish is only as good as the prep in the beginning.obviously you will have to strip the beolit and the end sect totally for the anodizing. Hope this is some help to you

Regards Maurice

Re: Beolit 600 aluminium surface

Medogsfat — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:32:05 GMT

justw:
When the counterweight on my Beogram 3000 got scuffed up like that, though notably a narrower spot. I was able to coneal it quite a bit by carefully "brushing up" the spot with various weights of steel wool.

I did the same with the side panel on a BM5500 and the results were surprisingly good. Not perfect but definately near enough.

Chris.

Re: Beolit 600 aluminium surface

Die_Bogener — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:37:49 GMT

Usually it can not be repaired... no way. It is anodisized alumenum, a invisible spot repair is impossible. Grinding on a spot will always be visible, more or less.

If the panel is flat and has no text or printings on it and has no direct contact to other panels, it can be brushed in total, the complete surface.

But even then, there will be a slight difference to the original surface, colour and gloss. And a new anodisizing is pretty expensive... clear coat can do it. But in total i would do this only for parts, that are very expensive or not available anymore.

Re: Beolit 600 aluminium surface

Dillen — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:59:57 GMT

Nothing really you can do about it other than replace the panel.

Martin

Re: Beolit 600 aluminium surface

justw — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:29:38 GMT

When the counterweight on my Beogram 3000 got scuffed up like that, though notably a narrower spot. I was able to coneal it quite a bit by carefully "brushing up" the spot with various weights of steel wool.

Beolit 600 aluminium surface

madskp — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:33:18 GMT

I recently bought a beolit 600 in very fine condition besides a blank spot on the aluminium surface in the one end (see picture).

Does anyone have a solution for making the surface like it should be?

Thanks in advance