Have a set of DD Dynasty 92X Pro Axles that I need to polish. I have 3M Micro Mesh polishing paper and DD final zero friction axle polish. I am using a dremel but have an assortment of drills as well. The last thing I want to do is trash these axles. I read in another post that to begin with 1500 - 1200 in the case of Mocro mesh. So, what do you recommend in therms of drill speed, length of polish for each sheet? I then plan to buff with cotton string, put a dab of the zero friction axle polish on a cotton cloth. Again, what speed do you recommend and how long to polish? Should I wash with alcohol before the zero friction? My CD was lost at Christmas so I am going by memory. Thanks!
Polishing Dynasty 92X pro axles.
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I think 1000 micro-mesh is too low to start. That's roughly equivalent to 400 grit sandpaper.
I just polished my dynasty axles with micro mesh a few nights ago. I found I had to go down to 2400 micro-mesh (~1000 grit) to get rid of the machine marks. I didn't want to go lower for fear of reducing the diameter. Then worked my way up to 12000.
I just polished my dynasty axles with micro mesh a few nights ago. I found I had to go down to 2400 micro-mesh (~1000 grit) to get rid of the machine marks. I didn't want to go lower for fear of reducing the diameter. Then worked my way up to 12000.
Regarding the speed, I use the lowest setting on my dremel, but I also apply the paper for a little bit longer compared to running at a higher speed for a shorter duration.
I have the colored ones. I helped make four wedges and the fastest had fenders and Dynasty grooved axles and wheels.. All four wheel sets had similar preps. But the other three basic wedge cars finished only half a car length behind the decked out wedge WITH Standard out of the box BSA wheels and DDs basic BSA axles. The stock items were just about as fast. Will have to think this one through. I did polish the basic axles longer - food for thought. Any idea and what would you do to make John's axles faster?
I wasn't impressed with those colored papers and they didn't work well for axles.... I don't think they did the same job as the wet/dry papers DD4H sells. I would spend the $15 and get a DD4H kit. That being said with standard wet/dry papers I would start at 1200-1500 grit.... I run at around 1000 RPM.... up to about 2000 grit I would sand for 5 seconds on the shaft and then 5 more on the head.... past 2000 you can go longer.... Zero Friction axle polish.... clean thoroughly with alcohol and then buff.
If they are the ones I had, then they are really thin material that tears easy and it didn't seem like it did much to the axles without a lot of effort..... I bought tons of the stuff to hand out in my Pack's Workshop kits one year and I regretted it.
Do they look something like some of these?
Do they look something like some of these?
It was tough trying to polish the crappy steel BSA axles.... I can't imagine trying to polish the DD4H stainless axles with them/images/boards/smilies/frown.gif
Ahhhhh .... that's 3M Micron papers (not micro mesh). I was referring to micro mesh which is a completely different product. So ignore my reply.
And yes, I've also given up on the micron papers. You have to use some sort of backing (like a popsicle stick) or they tear. And under a 60x microscope I couldn't tell the difference between using them with multiple steps and a good polish in one step.
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And yes, I've also given up on the micron papers. You have to use some sort of backing (like a popsicle stick) or they tear. And under a 60x microscope I couldn't tell the difference between using them with multiple steps and a good polish in one step.
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Perfect was searching for this! I at this step and wanted to make sure my process was down before I killed my nice axles
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