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Old 20 September 2017, 01:19 PM   #1
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I found this interesting - over polished?
Bob's had this pic on Instagram. You can really see the spring bars sticking out beyond the lugs.
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Old 20 September 2017, 01:57 PM   #2
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I'm amazed polishing can remove so much metal. I thiught maybe the spring bar
was too big but after a second look the lugs do appear a bit slimmer.
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Old 20 September 2017, 01:58 PM   #3
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Think you answered your own question here...thin looking lugs..no matter how loose the spring bars are.
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Old 20 September 2017, 02:01 PM   #4
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Yikes. Polished to the bone


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Old 20 September 2017, 02:13 PM   #5
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Why would they post that! It's all but ruined!
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Old 20 September 2017, 02:14 PM   #6
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Why would they post that! It's all but ruined!
Perhaps as a last resort?
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Old 20 September 2017, 05:27 PM   #7
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It iS old. I don't think it looks terrible. Folks are just used to subCs me thinks.
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Old 20 September 2017, 06:20 PM   #8
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It iS old. I don't think it looks terrible. Folks are just used to subCs me thinks.
Have to agree and most probably does not have the correct spring-bars fitted hence a tiny bit longer nothing more.
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Old 20 September 2017, 06:29 PM   #9
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lugs don't look bad....probably the wrong spring bars?
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Old 20 September 2017, 09:14 PM   #10
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Looks barely polished. Beautiful condition. Wrong spring bars.
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Old 20 September 2017, 11:43 PM   #11
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Looks barely polished. Beautiful condition. Wrong spring bars.
This. You anti-polishing guys are just getting out of hand!
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Old 20 September 2017, 11:55 PM   #12
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Looks barely polished. Beautiful condition. Wrong spring bars.
Agree.

Look how nice the crown gaurd profile is.
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Those lugs are not excessively polished....its the incorrect springbars that make it look wrong
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Old 21 September 2017, 12:51 AM   #14
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The lugs don't look too bad.
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Old 21 September 2017, 02:15 AM   #15
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Why would they post that! It's all but ruined!
Ruined how? It's a gorgeous example. Phenomenal condition for its age. Just needs correct spring bars.
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Old 21 September 2017, 02:16 AM   #16
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Ruined how? It's a gorgeous example. Phenomenal condition for its age. Just needs correct spring bars.


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Old 21 September 2017, 03:22 AM   #17
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Do they polish watches on a high speed wheel with aggressive compounds? I guess I'm curious why so much metal is removed when polishing a watch. In the car world, custom wheels are polished countless times with no ill effects so I'm trying to put things into perspective. For what it's worth, wheels are usually done by hand but they can be done on a high speed wheel if they're really bad.
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Thin lug sub
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