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I have been working on mine for a few minutes now.

If anybody is interested, purchase an inexpensive die grinder and buffing pads.
I just did half of this enclosure in about 10 minutes with a small (3 gallon) air compressor.

pics to follow later on tonight.

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jam on!

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i like the shiny wah look.

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safe? who said anything about safe? of course He isn't safe! but He's good. He's the king i tell you!

taking a bit longer than anticipated..

this compressor just cannot put out the cfm's to keep up with the die grinder.
sand for about a minute, then let it build for a minute.

oh well, it was damn easy enough to get the pin for the treadle out.
didnt have access to the press this time at my mom's shop, but a nail and hammer did the job.


ST PAULI GIRL, GIMMIE THE POWER!

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progress so far tonight


tomorrow i will look into some finer abrasive wheels to even out the finish some more.
Think I will leave the black paint on top of the treadle. the polished look frames it somewhat.

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Lonestar, check your PM's. --Martin

You got a buffer wheel. I bet you could polish that thing till it looked like chrome. Way to get the St. Pauli's girl in there too.

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Please do not PM me. email is prefered. keith@buildyourownclone.com

I like the polished/chrome wah look too! Why does almost everyone insist on black?

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thanks for the props, guys.

A few thoughts..
I really need to find a complete set of buffing wheels. Harbor freight only had a coarse and medium grit available. I had to purchase a scotch-brite pad and hack a worn down wheel for my third pass. THis was not quite a "fine" but more of a "medium-ish fine." I feel that I i could find a few more steps past what I purchased, the effect would be even more pronounced.

Next up: clear coat. I added clear coat because after one day, the bare metal began to oxidize. Unfortunately, as a result, the final product, while still quite bling-bling, ended up to more of a buffed pewter type finish. Still, quite striking, IMO, but not the bedazzling chrome-alike I was hoping. Somebody on my IM list suggested a powder based clear coat. Unfortunately, I have no access to this.

If you check my "Wah!" thread in the "Show off Yer Build" forum, you can get a pretty good idea of how it turned out.
Either way, it was very fun, and I am looking forward to some time tonight with this pedal.
Perhaps spammish, but if anybody is interested, I would be willing to do this to your wah enclosure as well. (is that alright to offer Keith??)

PEACE!

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sure. spam away.

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Please do not PM me. email is prefered. keith@buildyourownclone.com

WOO!!

Alright guys, anybody interested in having their wah enclosure sanded down to bare metal, shoot me a PM, or I am also on AIM, with a screen name of TexGtr.

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