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erichevy · 2011-09-16 8:36pm

Please explain your technique

What grit sandpaper was used? Start out with something coarse and go finer? Is it polished or clear coated? Just curious. It looks great!

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esw · 2011-09-16 8:38pm

esw · 2011-09-16 8:47pm

erichevy wrote:
Please explain your technique please

I'm curious if others would be interested in this as a service. I'm not sure I want to take on a bunch of resto's but was curious of everyone's thoughts.

Basically a lot of hand work, cleaning, sanding, reshaping, plastic polishing, glass beading and a final dye. I gave it a quick shot of plastic polish and in my hands it "almost" looks NOS. Obviously I need to put a set of decals on it. I think painting on the logo would be better, masked off with a decal then painted.

I have a red NOS knockoff "KMX" seat that looks almost identical once refinished.

Skwerly · 2011-09-16 9:43pm

that's awesome.

esw · 2011-09-17 8:45am

thanks man!

abozny · 2011-09-29 3:52am

I have an old Elina seat. In the area where your scratches are it is (was) glossy whereas the Kashi has got graining/texture.

Is there any way to sand out the scratches and then polish the plastic so it is glossy again?

jamyc · 2011-09-29 8:15am

Nice work there matey;)

esw · 2011-09-29 10:06am

abozny wrote:
I have an old Elina seat. In the area where your scratches are it is (was) glossy whereas the Kashi has got graining/texture.

Is there any way to sand out the scratches and then polish the plastic so it is glossy again?

Probably so, I'd need to sand the scratch out completely, then polish. The material you are removing will slightly change the shape so it needs to be blended.

esw · 2011-09-29 10:09am

jamyc wrote:
Nice work there matey;)

Thanks man! I had fun doign it. I enjoy refurbishing these old part and making them look new again. I've done frames, hubs, rims, brakes/levels, seats, sprockets, spiders, stems, seatpost clamps and seat posts - that's a lot of S parts.

chromey · 2011-09-29 10:10am

Wow. Nice job!
The bead blast seems essential to get that texture back. Very cool.

79mongoose · 2011-09-29 10:26am

that's awesome! I wonder if there's a way to remove scuffs out of a seat with a leather-like texture.

esw · 2011-09-29 4:32pm

79mongoose wrote:
that's awesome! I wonder if there's a way to remove scuffs out of a seat with a leather-like texture.

post a pic.

TORKERBLOKE · 2011-10-30 5:06am

abozny wrote:
I have an old Elina seat. In the area where your scratches are it is (was) glossy whereas the Kashi has got graining/texture.

Is there any way to sand out the scratches and then polish the plastic so it is glossy again?

I did my Elina sometime ago

erdalicious · 2011-10-30 5:15am

babarnum · 2011-10-30 9:34am

Nice!!!

jamyc · 2011-10-30 10:27am

Nice seat resto matey;)

Racer · 2011-11-24 5:23pm

How you sand it out and then get it glossy?

Johnnny · 2011-12-01 7:26pm

Racer wrote:
How you sand it out and then get it glossy?

Yes... How do you polish the plastic after sanding?

esw · 2011-12-03 3:35pm

Plastic polish, hand rubbing and buffer wheels. I had a business years ago where I worked with plastics and have a lot of materials from that time period.

I have a bead blast cabinet and a vibrator tumbler coming in the mail. I have a lot of ideas to start on in the next few weeks. Would anyone be interested in having me do resto on your beat up seat? If so PM me and I can post a for sale listing.

oozyooz · 2011-12-03 3:51pm

HMMM BOO!

divperf · 2011-12-03 6:52pm

VERY nice restoration!

esw · 2011-12-11 3:03pm

Here is the latest attempt. I plan to blast after it warms up a bit. I have a new technique for this one and may not need to dye it at all. This seat was scratch from one end to the other. No cracks, but really thrashed.

cat-walk · 2011-12-11 3:38pm

nice.

esw · 2011-12-31 12:10am

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