Project: Red Herring

[MKmods]

I got a mega 1337 bargain yesterday! Went to Yorkshire to see my Grandad, went in an el cheapo shop, got a 5 pack of files for £2.99! THEY HAVE ORANGE HANDLES!!!!

I have a HDD mount kit coming, so ill be removing my hdd cage and possibly smoothing off all my existing cuts - ill fill you in ste, might inspire you a little

Next to my Tin snips the files I have are my second favorite tool, Great deal Kyle.

 

[kyle2020]

Like $2 for some cracking files. Ive been meaning to get some for a while now, I hate having to use a cutting disc in small fine movements to try and smooth off the edge of a cut - always ends up uneven and awful looking. A hand file on the other hand . . .

I had to take a few pictures. They were just such a bargain

Lovely thin and cheap plastic packet they all reside in. Look at the tops though! Can hang them on the wall in the garage!

They are really coarse, decent weight too. Hopefully they will last me a while.

Got a flat standard, circular, triangular, square and rounded file in the pack. My grandad was shocked, he didnt know that I did metal work, he seemed quite impressed haha.

 

[ste2425]

nice find there mate well i got bad news for those following this i tried to spray the silver bits and made a complete dogs bollox of it, it didnt spray even ran everywhere and i dnt no why i did everything i was told, even coats, light sprays in one direction then the other scruff the surface a little so it sticks but hey i gues i dnt have the same amount of experience but at least i can learn from my mistakes, sand it down and start again oh and i ran out of black paint for the inside which was, anoyingly, comeing out perfect

 

[MKmods]

dont worry practice makes perfect. When I mess up rather than waiting for paint to dry to sand off (can take a long time) I use Lacquer thinner to remove it.

 

[ste2425]

never thought of that, not that i have any handy anyway i got a damp cloth to it and managed to rub most of it off before it dried thankfully but it wasnt perfect, ive re-done it now spent all evening on it and im very happy with the results its current;y drying then ill take snaps and you guys can have a gander, howq long will it be before it fairly scratch proof would you say?

 

[MKmods]

read the can. Its really hard to say as it depends on the paint (lacquer is really fast and enamel paint can be an hour up to a week or 2)
Also it depends on the weather, when its cold/damp outside it takes even longer. When I am doing the carbon fiber it can take up to 72 hours to cure..
(I am so impatient, lol)

 

[ste2425]

right ok cool, well i no the can say however long but i read it can take longer after that to be actually quite 'scratch proof' rather then just dry