Polishing question

boost d3vil · 07-14-2009, 07:45 PM

Man those look amazing. I see you have some mothers aluminum polish. I wonder if that will work more effectively than my 4 ounce tubes of tripoly and white rouge. Also do you apply the mothers the same way as I'm doing on my buffing wheels.

FDSeoul · 07-14-2009, 07:58 PM

Most common buffing wheels don't offer variable speed and high RPM buffing wheel produces heat spots if you are not careful. Mother polish on a buffing wheel would create more mess than anything.

the white rouge which is considered for fine metal finish is ideal with the right soft fine cloth wheel.

boost d3vil · 07-14-2009, 08:38 PM

Yeah my bench grinder holds a steady max speed of like 3700 rpms.

So do you use the mothers right after sanding and then finish it off with white rouge? How are you applying the mothers?

FDSeoul · 07-14-2009, 10:02 PM

I use mothers for the final hand polishing and for now&then maintenance once I install it on the FD.

the best result i've had with Mothers is using 100% cotton. For some reason or another micro fiber leaves minor scratches producing a haze scratches.

boost d3vil · 07-14-2009, 10:07 PM

Ok thanks man I'll redo that tb pipe tomorrow and post some more pics of how it turns out.

prrex4ever · 07-15-2009, 05:40 PM

Great work, if I wasn't so lazy.

boost d3vil · 07-18-2009, 08:21 PM

Alright well I got some practice today with my cousins valve cover he wanted done. I went from 80 all the way to 1500 and applied polish. To me they turned out ok I guess maybe i'll get better with more practice there were just a lot of scratch marks you could see through the polish here are some pics.

Project10AE · 07-18-2009, 09:39 PM

I have never had to go down to 80 for metal.

The basic idea is that the grit of paper you are using NOW should take care of all the scratch marks left from the PREVIOUS grit. Having 180grit scratches remain will not be taken care of no matter how much 1500grit you use.

I would hit that with 180 until all you have are 180sized scratches... THEN move up to the next one. You seem to have the right idea but are going through the grits way too fast.

boost d3vil · 07-20-2009, 04:39 PM

Ah I see thanks for the tips man I appreciate it. I'm def. learning from my mistakes lol.

07-14-2009, 07:58 PM	#17
FDSeoul it's smoking Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0) Posts: 210 Rep Power: 17	Most common buffing wheels don't offer variable speed and high RPM buffing wheel produces heat spots if you are not careful. Mother polish on a buffing wheel would create more mess than anything. the white rouge which is considered for fine metal finish is ideal with the right soft fine cloth wheel. __________________ if it's smoking then it's working

07-14-2009, 10:02 PM	#19
FDSeoul it's smoking Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0) Posts: 210 Rep Power: 17	I use mothers for the final hand polishing and for now&then maintenance once I install it on the FD. the best result i've had with Mothers is using 100% cotton. For some reason or another micro fiber leaves minor scratches producing a haze scratches. __________________ if it's smoking then it's working

07-14-2009, 07:45 PM	#16
boost d3vil Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Man those look amazing. I see you have some mothers aluminum polish. I wonder if that will work more effectively than my 4 ounce tubes of tripoly and white rouge. Also do you apply the mothers the same way as I'm doing on my buffing wheels.

07-14-2009, 08:38 PM	#18
boost d3vil Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Yeah my bench grinder holds a steady max speed of like 3700 rpms. So do you use the mothers right after sanding and then finish it off with white rouge? How are you applying the mothers?

07-14-2009, 10:07 PM	#20
boost d3vil Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Ok thanks man I'll redo that tb pipe tomorrow and post some more pics of how it turns out.

07-15-2009, 05:40 PM	#21
prrex4ever Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 iTrader: (1) Posts: 274 Rep Power: 17	Great work, if I wasn't so lazy.

07-18-2009, 08:21 PM	#22
boost d3vil Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Alright well I got some practice today with my cousins valve cover he wanted done. I went from 80 all the way to 1500 and applied polish. To me they turned out ok I guess maybe i'll get better with more practice there were just a lot of scratch marks you could see through the polish here are some pics.

07-18-2009, 09:39 PM	#23
Project10AE Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Upstate SC iTrader: (1) Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	I have never had to go down to 80 for metal. The basic idea is that the grit of paper you are using NOW should take care of all the scratch marks left from the PREVIOUS grit. Having 180grit scratches remain will not be taken care of no matter how much 1500grit you use. I would hit that with 180 until all you have are 180sized scratches... THEN move up to the next one. You seem to have the right idea but are going through the grits way too fast.

07-20-2009, 04:39 PM	#24
boost d3vil Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Ah I see thanks for the tips man I appreciate it. I'm def. learning from my mistakes lol.