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TimD
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 Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:10 pm Post subject: polishing SS |
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Was wondering if anyone could help me with how to give SS that higly polished look. I have sanded all scratches with fine garnet and steel wool. Any clues on how to get it shining??
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CuGem
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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Is SS stainless steel? Adam G. recommended Autosol to me and it is f**king brilliant stuff. I polished incrementally up to 1200 grit and then rubbed it with autosol (available from most car accessory shops)
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Momo
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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second that - AUTOSOL - there's no better stuff!
Use it sparingly for best results. |
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CuGem
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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| Got that right. I asked Elka to pick up some on one of her trips and she brings home a 1kg tin ;o) Of which I used about 1 tablespoonful to polish both my carbs. Hope it keeps:) |
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matey_mate
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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gets my mags pretty shiny too  |
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Kizza
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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i polished a bit of mums bumper on the jackaroo just to see how good it was, then i got in trouble by mum for only doing "half a job" so i had to do the rest, oh well,u get that. autosol works heaps good
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TimD
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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| Cheers lads, ill give autosol a run. |
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smee
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: polishing SS |
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If you can get the bits off the car, and they are easy to handle, A buffing wheel which attaches to a bench grinder with some polishing paste (this is generally a bar of paste and comes in various grades) will give an excellent result. Then use the Autosol on it to keep it looking good.
It does get a bit hard when you try to do a bumper in a confined space, as it keeps banging on the wall........ |
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