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ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 2:09 pm: | |
You guys have supplied lots of great info about polishing stainless the right way, and that's coming up for me one of these years. What I'm wondering is if there's something I can do before the big kahuna of the dedicated multi-week polishing job. The condition of my stainless isn't *bad* right now, but it would be nice to have just a little more sparkle.
I've tried 'Bartender's Friend' as well as 'Shiela Shine', which vaguely improved it, but not that much.
Any thoughts? Or is it all or nothing? Just a nice uniform satin smoothness would make me mighty happy right now. |
Ed (Ednj)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 3:05 pm: | |
right now, but it would be nice to have just a little more sparkle.
I've tried 'Bartender's Friend' as well as 'Shiela Shine', which vaguely improved it, but not that much.
Any thoughts? Or is it all or nothing? Just a nice uniform satin smoothness would make me mighty happy right now.
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Chuck,
Go get some 600-grit sandpaper, sand a little place somewhere on your stainless (horizontal movements).
Then apply your Bartenders friend and see how much better it looks.
When I sanded mine before polishing, it looked shiny just sanded.
Ed-9-Nj |
g
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 3:38 pm: | |
I just finished by "big" polish project taking a bit more than 4 months. Panel at a time. One or two hours a few times a week. Before that I went to a restaurant supply house and had them recommend and then show me the effects on stainless sinks. Given the various grits I was then able to determine the exact polish to use. Depending on the build up of road grime and oxidation I found places on my MCI 9 that took alot more work. Some of the polish can be very expensive and not work. Be careful. In the end, I decided to just bite the bullet and begin working on the whole bus one day at a time.
Looks like a million bucks now!
Good luck!
Grant |
Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 4:26 pm: | |
Rather that sandpaper, use a (General purpose convoluted 3m scotch bright wheel). I start with a (6"x1x1 9S-fine) if there is a scratch to deal with and a (5A-very fine) to prepare for the buffing compounds. I use the same buffing machine for the convoluted wheel. I have never found a sandpaper that will stand up to stainless, but these wheels just practicaly never wear out. They are pricey though at about $60.00 per wheel, but they are worth it and you will only need one.
Ray D |
Ross Carlisle (Rrc62)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 6:07 pm: | |
(General purpose convoluted 3m scotch bright wheel)
Do you have an internet source for these? Maybe a 3M part number? Thanks... |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 05, 2006 - 10:27 am: | |
Thanks guys - good info - I'm gonna piddle around with some of these ideas inbetween the more mentally tasking chores. It will be good therapy! |
Ron Walker (Prevost82)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 05, 2006 - 11:27 am: | |
Chuck you're close to the Mexico border. I had my coach polish in Mazatlan while on vacation right at my RV site ....6 mexicans hand polished the coach for 16 hrs (2 day) cost me $200, plus what I drank watching them work LOL. They used a material that looked like cheese-cloth and the shine they got out of that old SS is amazing.
Chuck ...."Good therapy" is watching someone else do that stinking job while you sit back and meditate, watching them with a cool drink in hand ...."wax on ...wax off"
Ron |
Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 05, 2006 - 2:51 pm: | |
Ross,
You can find these on the 3M site and I bought mine from www.nolansupply.com. They will sell individual wheels and most people want to sell you a box of three.
Ray D |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 05, 2006 - 8:54 pm: | |
That was a hoot Ron! I like your form of therapy better than mine. Seems like I'd learn to let someone else have a turn. Hmmm...maybe I could turn it into a Huckleberry, or was that Tom Sawyer episode with the fence whitewash.
And thanks for the source, Ray.
(Message edited by chucks on May 05, 2006) |
Ross Carlisle (Rrc62)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 05, 2006 - 9:23 pm: | |
Is this it? I can't find it in "very fine". Can you post the 3M numbers on you wheels. Couldn't find them on the 3M site either.
http://www.nolansupply.com/bysubcategory.asp?category=Abrasives&supercategory=Grinding+Whe els+%2D+Deburring+and+Finishing&subcategory=3M+%26%23153%3B+Scotch%2DBrite%26%23153%3B+Deb urring+and+Finishing+Wheels+%2D+Light+Deburring+Wheels+%28LD+%2D+WL%29%26nbsp%3B&type=Fals e&specs=True
(Message edited by rrc62 on May 05, 2006)
(Message edited by rrc62 on May 05, 2006) |