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Impressive dedication to a boring task. Got an old pair of red FSA PowerPros I'd like to de-anodise - quite a lot has rubbed off in the last ~20 years anyway, but saving that job for some other time...
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Is it controversial to say I think I prefer the shot blasted look? Both look good though and better than the original black!
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Wow, I'm in admiration of your patience! It looks great. The fact it's not (or doesn't seem to be on the picture) a mirror polish is really cool.
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Top job! Looks so much better than the original cyborg-grey, and you’ve got the warm & fuzzies from knowing you’ve done it yourself.
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Finished one!
Thought it would be nice to do a side by side photo for comparison. The main fucker was sanding off the shot-blasted texture... after that the process was relatively painless. I ended up doing 400 grit > 600 > 1000 > 1500 > 2000, then Autosol and kitchen towel.
This was probably 2 1/2 hours work doing it by hand / without machines.
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