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Polished Ignition Key DIY-Remove Chipped Paint

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  1. jenglemn

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    #1 jenglemn, Feb 25, 2015
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    I decided to strip the paint off of my ignition key. It was looking very tired, and I thought it would look better as a highly buffed piece of jewelry. I removed the glued on Horse. I used a Dremel stripping wheel to get the paint off. Then I took it to my local Jeweler and asked him to buff it out and epoxy the horse back on afterwards. I think it came out very nice. I have included some pics for comparison
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  2. English Rebel

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    #2 English Rebel, Feb 26, 2015
    If you don't cover that key with some sort of lacquer it will start to oxidize -- it's aluminum. I painted mine but it chips so I am going to get it powder coated.
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    #3 jenglemn, Feb 26, 2015
    I was going to clear coat it, but will wait and see how it wears. I will post some pics in a couple of months.
     
  4. tazandjan

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    #4 tazandjan, Feb 26, 2015
    Get some NevRDull and rub the key with that occasionally. Removes oxidation and leaves a coating on the aluminum. Used on bare aluminum aircraft.
     
  5. cm2

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    #5 cm2, Feb 26, 2015
    I've had mine un-coated for maybe 1.5 years and it still looks the same as when I ground the paint off and left it in a semi-polished state. I was going to paint it, and stopped thinking it looked pretty darn cool.
     
  6. 360Tom

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    #6 360Tom, Feb 26, 2015
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    I polished mine about 5 months ago and it's still pretty shiny. Though i could not for the life of me get the darn horse off the key.
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  7. cm2

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    #7 cm2, Feb 26, 2015
    I left mine with more of a brushed look... my horse just popped off with a prick of a knife... weird. I wonder what yours was stuck on with!
     
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    #8 E60 M5, Feb 26, 2015
    Great DIY, thanks for sharing and it does look much improved!
     
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  11. cm2

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    #11 cm2, Feb 27, 2015
    yeah cool!
     

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