Axle Polishing Kit for Pinewood Derby Cars

Description: Axle Polishing Kit for Pinewood Derby Cars This product is for Pinewood Derby, Awana, Royal Rangers and other organizations that have races similar to the Pinewood Derby. Axle Polishing Kit Proper polishing of your Pinewood Derby axles will make a big difference in the speed of your car. Follow these easy steps and you will have winning axles in no time. This kit has enough material to prepare eight axles. This kit includes: Needle File Two strips of #400 sandpaper Two strips of #1200 sandpaper Axle Polish Instructions You will also need: Clean cloth rag Drill Marker Instructions 1. The first step is to inspect your axles for obvious flaws. Look for deep scratches and a misshaped axle head. Replace any bad axles with new ones. 2. Mount an axle on a drill. Turn the drill on and watch the axle head. It should be steady. If the head vibrates or wobbles, your axle is not straight. Replace the axle or use our Pro Axle Press to straighten the axle. Repeat for all four axles. Now you should have four good axles. The goal is to remove the crimp marks on the axle shaft and the burrs on the axle head then give the axle a good polishing. 3. Use a marker pen and mark the crimp marks on the axle. Be sure to mark the crimp marks on both sides of the shaft. This is the area that you will be filing. Let the ink dry. 4. Mount the axle on the drill. Leave at least ½" of axle exposed. Move the file so the flat side of the file is flush with the axle head as shown. Turn the drill on and move the file slowly against the axle head until the burrs have been removed and the head is smooth. Next, tilt the file slightly as shown above and file again until the head has a very slight taper. Don't use any more than1/4 of the file edge surface for this procedure so that you have enough file remaining for the other axles. 5. Place the file flat on the axle shaft. Turn the drill on and move the file slowly against the axle until the area marked in step 3 has been removed and the axle is smooth. 6. Now you are going to polish the axle with the sandpaper. Use the #400 sandpaper first. It has a red mark on the back. 7. Dip the sandpaper strip into a glass of water. Hold each end of the strip with each hand. Use about 1/2" of new paper to sand the axle for about 15 seconds at low speed. 8. Repeat using the #1200 sandpaper (no red mark on the back). 9. Dry the axle with a soft cloth. 10. Cut three 8" by 1" strips from an old t-shirt or other light cloth. 11. Spread a very thin layer of the axle polish on a 4" center section of one of the cloth strips. 12. Hold each end of the cloth strip and place the center of the strip under the axle shaft using moderate pressure. Turn the drill on and spin the axle while slowly moving the cloth about one inch for about 10 seconds. 13. If done right, there should be a dark residue on the cloth. 14. Using the same method, take one of the clean cloth strips and clean the axle of any excess polish. 15. Repeat for the other axles. We offer hundreds of items to help you build fast Pinewood Derby cars. Browse through our eBay store to see how we can help you. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS: Use the shopping cart feature above to add items to your cart to calculate shipping costs. RETURNS: Full refund on any returned unused item within 60 days of purchase.

Price: 10.95 USD

Location: Olympia, Washington

End Time: 2024-01-21T05:14:35.000Z

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