Besides buffing being messy, it's also dangerous. If the wheel grabs the
piece and tosses it around your garage your heart will certainly skip a
beat!
After a few hours on a buffer, even with a dust mask you'll blow black boogers
out your nose.
Fred - So.SF
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>Subject: Re: Newbie
>Author: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Date: 3/5/2001 7:08 PM
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>Arthur,
>
>Chrome plating is more than having the right chemicals and anodes. It
>requires extensive polishing and possibly silver soldering to fill in the
>pits and give a uniform surface. It's a lot harder than you may think. For
>chrome to look shiny and reflective the surface must be perfectly smooth
>w/o irregular valleys. The cost of a large buffer and wheels probably cost
>1K. 6" buffers will not do, nor 8" wheels. You need large 14" wheels or so
>and generally quite wide (3-4") to get a good surface finish and the
>surface speed to cut the copper. Buffing is an art.
>
<SNIP>
>
>Mike
>
>PS - Buffing is real messy too. Dust flies everywhere especially up your
>nose :(
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