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Hi what do i need to polish stainless.Would a bench grinder with a polish wheel do.But what polish would i use.Thanks
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Harsh...but fair  |
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It's very hard so will take more effort than most things.
Abrasives is probably the best bet, work up to fine and finish with the mop+polish
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I normally work my way through sheets of wet and dry then polish with autosol but takes ages to get a good finish
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Harsh...but fair whats the point in a forum like this if like minded people cant share thier knoledge and experience? |
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How do you do that google thing? realy cool. ( don't mean how do you google)
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Copy the link posted above and repalce everything after the ?q= with whatever you want to show up, spaces replaced with +
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
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Nov 10, 2011 17:54:44 GMT
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I would like to thank all who has heped me on the question i asked.Even you Mr google man.Well to be honest everythink anyone would like to know you could google but its is really nice when people take the time to help.But i suppose the google bit has learnt me how to do that.But thanks i will give the polishing a go.
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Ask around to see if anyone you know has a polishing mop. It needs to be a proper bench grinder type one, a mop head in a drill just isn't fast enough for stainless. I've only ever done small pieces, but with some patience and practice, you can get flipping good results a lot quicker than trying to do it by hand. Be VERY careful not to let the mop snatch the piece out of your hand...that can ruin the piece (at best) and possibly hurt a LOT if you get hit by it or have your fingers dragged in! Also make sure you don't use too much pressure of you could actually burn the stainless which is a bit of a pain to get back out again. Gentle pressure and decent soap* is the key. Let the mop & soap do the work. Here is some brushed stainless that I wanted to polish - note the (lack of) reflection  Polishing mop, my stainless piece and some soap  Now look at the reflection - just a little better than when I started and it was a lot less hassle than using wet&dry, autosol etc...  * when I say 'soap', I don't mean actual soap like the stuff you wash your hands with, but a polishing compound that you put on the mop before and during the polishing process. There are many different grades and types for different materials etc....most will work, but some will be more effective/quicker if you get the right ones. I just used what I had and it worked fine. |
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