To any ppl who Polish parts

[crap-banshee32]

i wanna know exactly what you use to polish your parts...like each step and what you are using for it.

b.c i try and try to get my stuff polished good, and it never turns out like some on yours that i have seen on here...adn just wanted to know the secret.

this is what mine look like

thanks in advance for your help

Nick

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p034540db9dc4c37915a8a4b38b96c8dc/f9eef7f6.jpg

[muff]

well what did you use for that?

maybe we can give some tips on what you could do to make it look a little bit better

I sand the part smooth...with increasing grits til around 1000 or so, then hit it on the buffing wheel with some tripoli (if aluminum) and then finish it off with white rouge...I have a buffing wheel on a bench grinder and also on a die grinder

not to shabby I dont think :cool:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid53/pb51117fc5cfd17a2fa26c64788c17773/fc8eeb3c.jpg

[crap-banshee32]

so..u actually use sand paper on the part...c..i never did that...i just use the buffer wheel

[muff]

Originally posted by crap-banshee32
so..u actually use sand paper on the part...c..i never did that...i just use the buffer wheel

if the part is brand new then i dont...you need to sand it if its used or if the surface is bumpy, what the buffing wheel actually does is flatten out the part as much as possible, it cant smooth out every scratch so you have to help it out a little bit by sanding

are you using any compounds or just the buffing wheel?

[crap-banshee32]

i put some mothers mag and aluminum polish on after...thats about it..



i just went out to the garge and got my spare motor mounts, and a bunch of sand paper...im gunna work on doing a mount then buffer it and use mothers...and c what it look like

[wilkin250r]

Polishing is very labor-intensive, if you want a real mirror shine on it.

You start sanding it with 600 or so if you have paint or pits. If the part is already pretty smooth without blemish or scratches, you can start with a higher grit sandpaper.

So, lets say you start with 600. Then you sand it with 800. Then 1000. Then 1500. Then 2000. Don't skip, it will just cause more work in the long run.

So, after the 2000, you should have a pretty smooth shiny part, but it's not mirror. At this point, you get a polishing wheel, (you can buy them to attach to a drill) and a polishing compound. Get a little compound on the wheel, and polish the part. Me personally, I use two polishing compounds, a course compound and a fine compound.

When you are done, you will have a truly mirror shine that you cannot distinguish from chrome.

It takes a long time. Don't take shortcuts, because it will show in the final product.

[crap-banshee32]

alright, thanks man

what compounds do u use?


thanks
Nick

[exrider123]

Originally posted by crap-banshee32
alright, thanks man

what compounds do u use?


thanks
Nick

First you use a tripoli compound on a spiral sewn wheel and then to top it off a white rouge compound on a loose sewn wheel. It really doenst matter what company because a compound is a compound.

[crap-banshee32]

this look any better than my first attempt?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p93530fc43afb960a7ca071f054cef7d2/f9ed6a31.jpg

[crap-banshee32]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pe051da4cf14e774c6d03b535bee9a528/f9ed63d8.jpg

[wilkin250r]

The Mother's will work to get it kinda shiny, but it's not exactly polished.

[marksuttonjr]

I start with paint stripper to get any paint that is on the parts off. This will cut out a lot of the sanding. Then I start with 400 grit wet sand paper and work my way to 1000 grit. After that I start with a high speed buffer, and rubbing compound.
It is a lot of work polishing parts, but this is the best way I have found. The paint stripper cuts out a lot of work and the high speed buffer cuts out a lot of work over a buffing wheel on a die grinder or bench grinder like others have meantioned using.

[exrider123]

Originally posted by crap-banshee32
this look any better than my first attempt?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p93530fc43afb960a7ca071f054cef7d2/f9ed6a31.jpg

Go out and get yourself a dremel and a couple puffing bads it will look mirror :eek2: . Trust me it's worth it, plus alot less elbow grease.

[crap-banshee32]

alright..thanks man..

[only_banshees]

check out www.caswellplating.com
they have a ton of polishing componds buffs and kits
They also have a free how to polish manual.

you dont need to sand aluminum, just get a sisal wheel and emery compond.