Cheap bling discovery!

**Nick** 30/9/2009, 9:30 pm

OK so I got hold of a nice polished peterol cap for my F, it's all fitted now after taking some time to figure out how to swap it over. Cheap bling discovery! Icon_biggrin

So I've done a bit of reasearch and took the old painted ring, applied nitromorse paint stripper to it and removed the silver paint.

This left me with a matt black petrol cap ring which I then attacked with 1200 grit wet n dry.
And what did I find? some shiney metal underneath! Cheap bling discovery! 590841

I kept at it and then used some Meguires metal polish and I now have a spare shiney petrol cap ring...admittedly I should get the dremel polisher on it to perfect the finish, but it looks bloody good as is.

I just thought if anyone else want to have a go I can bring my spare to a meet and swap it over so you can work on your own... sort of a free exchange service until everyone who wants to has done there's... then I'll stick it on ebay and get my money back.

I know the F has the metal ring, but I'm not sure if it was swapped to a plastic one on the TF as part of project drive so if anyone can confirm that'd be usefull.

**Rich** 1/10/2009, 2:49 am

Sounds good to me. An excellent find... put me down for first borrow! Thumbs up

Rich

**Nick** 1/10/2009, 6:04 am

Well I can keep it in my car and if you're around Swan valley Northampton on thursday or friday (or near Daventry on Saturday) you can have it then, if not It'll have to be when I get back from my hols... Cheap bling discovery! 176358