38Buick 80C Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 (edited) OK so I bought a polishing setup Here are some of the experimental pieces so results are mixed... the bottom piece which was pretty nice before cleaned up well the other two pieces in the top photo... meh... I need to be patient and take my time... yeah I don't do that well... but at the moment not much else going on from a car perspective so might as well do a piece or two each night and save the harder ones for last. Edited June 15 by 38Buick 80C (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMicheletti Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Your polishing wheel may be too soft or your abrasive may be too fine. Be sure you have a stainless abrasive. Stainless is a whole lot harder to polish than brass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 What type of compounds are you using on the wheels? The right compounds make all the difference. With the right ones, the wheels easily clean up the worst looking stainless. Without the right compounds, it is difficult slow frustrating work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 11 hours ago, MCHinson said: What type of compounds are you using on the wheels? The right compounds make all the difference. With the right ones, the wheels easily clean up the worst looking stainless. Without the right compounds, it is difficult slow frustrating work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BX4JHLXW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 7 hours ago, 38Buick 80C said: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BX4JHLXW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I don't know anything about those compounds but I have used the Jacksonlea black 2 inch by 2 inch compound bar and a Jacksonlea white 2 inch by 2 inch bar with good results. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Nothing flings parts across the shop better than a polishing wheel. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMicheletti Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Brian, I think your wheel is probably to soft. Stainless is tough. You need a wheel that is pretty rigid. What I did was, go to a plating shop and see if they have an old used wheel - those are tough. My stainless turned out perfect. You would have to make an adapter so it will fit the shaft on your motor. The plating shop might think you are crazy. Those wheels are a whole lot better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Using 0000 is a legitimate method to recover heavier scratches. From there go to the firm polishing wheel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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