Brushed Metal Finish

[ljonny18]

Hi all, does anyone know how to achieve a finish similar to this:

Does anyone know what this finish is called - brushed ?

Cheers,
Jon.

 

[shamus]

Strip to bare metal, take a scotch brite™ pad and go in every which way, then clear coat.

 

[sprocket2cog]

from the pattern i would say it was done with a powered tool, like a brash or steel wire angle grinder brush. scotch brite on steel will take you forever......i use it to clean metal and it hardly leaves a mark.

 

[Karlloss]

Try this link, not exactly the same but similar? http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-polishing-tools/engine-turning-kit.html

 

[Tim]

You can get the equivalent of a scotchbrite pad on a drill bit to strip paint off metal. I stripped a CB550 tank down to bare metal with one in a couple hours with no stripper.

 

[JRK5892]

I have done this a few times... did my wifes tank in this and then used a reflective clear and then satin clear... here are some shots of her old bobber... on a tank i like to strip and blast it, then use a stiff brissle wire wheel brush, (sometimes brass) depending on how deep i want it to mar. trick is to pick a start point and build off that

we have also done wheels where we brush the lip coat and clear

brushed the inner cuts for contrast cut look

there are some cool things you can do... we brushed this NOS bottle and air cleaner cover then used a translucent gold over it

years ago i did the same playing with an old tank i had

 

[boulevard]

I ha e done it with an angle grinder and a course sandpaper attachment the iron headin my pprofile photo was done like that.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

The original post pic looks like a die grinder with a scotchbrite pad to me

 

[boulevard]

I worked on mine today. I used a sandpaper bit on my angle grinder.

 

[boulevard]

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[boulevard]

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[roadahead]

I was strongly considering on going with a brushed metal look, but after reading numerous post on this forum and SOCH I came to the conclusion that it could not be done, because of a clearcoat's inability stick to bare metal. ???

The only suggestion d I saw was to use penetrating oil on a constant basis to keep the metal from rusting but I don't think that is practical at all. How are you guys getting the clear to work on bare metal? Or is that what you're using?

 

[lingo]

You could use a clear powder coat.

 

[roadahead]

At this point I'm doing everything on my own and I'm not willing to go the powder route. But the tanks in the photos above do not look powdered to me.

I'd really appreciate some insight from anyone who is running a bare metal look on their tank, epecially if you can share some history of rust not showing up.

The alternative is having another flat black cb750 rolling down the road. Please help me prevent that for all of us.

 

[JRK5892]

i have done a few brushed tanks and as stated above i used powder clear on them... you can also play wiht flake clears, candy clears, and different levels of gloss (like a satin for example) has some really trick effects... when i brush tanks i like to use a satin clear over a gloss as it will help retain some of the natural metal sheen rather than overpowering it with a gloss finish