"Jon Slaughter" wrote in message
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Does anyone know a very good way to do this? I tried using tripole and it
just made it worse. I had a few scratches and I thought I could use that
to remove them but I ended up with burn(I think thats what its called) and
swirl marks.

is it a flat area, or one with easy access? do you have an angle grinder?
if so get down to a polishing supply store (try fasteners shops and stored
that specialse in abrasives) and get a couple of polishing wheels for it.
Go with the lighter wheels (white cotton buff, and the blue denim-like
material), avoid the callico and hard wheels. Get a brick of polishing
compound, again go for a light compound. the bricks are miles better than
the liquids which just flinng all over the place and cost a whole lot more..
usually the lighter the color, the lighter the grit. you should be able to
get a few wheels and a brick of compound for under $10. you'll probably
need a washer on your grinder to let the wheels go on, bring the grinder
with you and stop at a fastener shop to get a few the right size. get a few
because you can guarantee if you get only one you will drop or lose it.

an angle grinder is really a bit faster than a proper polisher, but it wont
make any difference for your purpose. turn on the grinder, present the
brick to the wheel to load it. polish. dont re-load the wheel too long,
the compound needs to build up heat to polish. you'll get the knack pretty
soon. This is pretty much how most polishing gets done on things like
motorbike engine casings etc. if you ever have to polish something really
scratched, or rough, you'll need the rougher wheels and heavier compound
brick. a bit more time spent on the heavy compound saves a *lot* of time on
the lighter stuff and gives a better final result.

Shaun