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Polishing stainless steel
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:57:41 -0000, roger
wrote: On Sep 18, 8:42 am, "Ron Magen" wrote: "pete" wrote SNIP If its a load of hard work perhaps I'll leave the brushed finish.......... Pete, As Bruce spelled it out . . . not necessarilly 'hard' work . . . but most certainly 'a LOAD'. If you used the belt sander for 'shaping', that's O.K. However for 'finishing' it's a bit to much for good control. If it's really rough I'd start with a small 'quarter sheet' sander and 220 paper. Then go to hand sanding with progressively finer papers {and a lighter touch}- 320, 400, 600. That should get you to a nice 'Satin'. If you want to go further, grits of 800 to about 2000 are typially available at your local auto supply store - Paint section. However, I'm with Lew . . . knock off the 'big chunks' and go sailing !! Regards & Good Luck, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop I am with Lew and Ron, just go with the satin finish , accept a little bit of rust staining and go sailing! Its too much work to polish them out. I made chainplates for my boat from 316L and got sick of trying to polish them. I got to 220 grit on a sander and let it go at that. One year later there was some rust staining but it wasn't that bad. BUT if you just Have to have mirror finish plates, send them out for electropolishing. A later thought - get it polished by an outside shop. Most chrome plating shops will take small lots of stainless to be polished. Check the yellow pages or a custom motorcycle or car builder to locate. Bruce in Bangkok (brucepaigeATgmailDOTcom) |
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