Stainless Polishing...

[mannye]

the stainless trim on my RR vert is in need of some freshening up. Anyone here know where to send it? Can it be done at home without screwing it up?

 

[restoman]

Yeah, its pretty easy to polish.
I'm out the door right now, but I'll get back to this later, K?

 

[mannye]

k

 

[XLR8R]

Resto is very good at it too. I think it comes from that well practiced motion.
seriously, he does an awesome job polishing it. (the stainless....)

 

[mannye]

So maybe I should just go to resto and let him uhhhhh... polish it for me?

 

[Da-ho]

All Ive ever used is steel wool, a scotch brite pad seems to do fine also.

 

[mopar_man]

All Ive ever used is steel wool, a scotch brite pad seems to do fine also.

You have a lot of ambition. If I ever have to do it, it's going to be with a bench grinder and the proper buffing wheels.

 

[mannye]

i think I've taken it as far as I can with 0000 steel wool. I want that shine I've only seen achieved using rouge and a wheel. Makes a BIG difference.

 

[BB71Challenger]

i think I've taken it as far as I can with 0000 steel wool. I want that shine I've only seen achieved using rouge and a wheel. Makes a BIG difference.

yeah you will see great results using tripoli and rouge over anything else. i know what i use for jewelry is sufficient for polishing things like trim but it takes patience. if you get platinum tripoli and some white or green rouge then i bet you will make it look as good as new......or better :banana:

 

[restoman]

Machine polishing is the way to go (never mind what XL says, he's just jealous of my "technique").
It's a slow job, but the more time you take, the better the results. If sanding is required, progressive use of finer grits will make the buffing MUCH easier.
some of the pieces we've done were sanded with 1500 wet paper before buffing. Mirror finish

A worthwhile piece of advice - NEVER let the piece you're working on ride higher than the center of the polishing wheel. You won't be able to see what you're doing and it can suddenly become a mangled and twisted piece of difficult-to-replace trim.

 

[mannye]

Well, we are coming to the end of another summer, and the rain will soon stop, so I guess for now I'll live with the stainless the way it is. It is in great shape other than being in need of polishing, but I'll probably be giving you a call after winter.

I think it's best I sent it out. Because if not, I'll screw it up and have to kill everyone on my block.

 

[BB71Challenger]

A worthwhile piece of advice - NEVER let the piece you're working on ride higher than the center of the polishing wheel. You won't be able to see what you're doing and it can suddenly become a mangled and twisted piece of difficult-to-replace trim.

lol i hear you on that. a painful lesson is "losing" a necklace in a buff. it will whip around and make confetti out of your hands before you comprehend what is happening