"Shaun Van Poecke" wrote in message
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"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.


Yes it is flat and I do have an angle grinder along with a grinding machine.
I was plan on getting the jewelers rouge bar and use that since I think its
the finest abrasive you can get? I'm not sure about the washers though,
what is that and what is it for? Does it keep the pressure down or something
so you don't apply to much when grinding?

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.


Well, I don't mind using a ligher compound if its more safe. Last thing I
want to to is make it worse. I was thinking about the white and red rouge
but try the red rouge and see how it works and if it does clean it up a bit
then try the white to speed up the process. I still have a few deeper
scratches to get out(the original scratches) but they are of lesser concern
at the moment.

Thanks for your time. I plan on going to the hardware store today and get
the materials. I do a little bit of shopping at fist and see what I can get.

I've seen the different types of buffing wheels but I'm not sure what to
get. There seems to be so many and for different applications. Hopefully
when I get to the store I won't have to much trouble.

So I suppose I need to get the abrasive, fasteners, and buffing wheels. Like
I said, I'll get the jewelers rouge, white rouge, look at the fasteners, and
try and get 2-3 buffing wheels that are very soft.

Thanks for the help,
Jon