Keith and Jay,
i used Eastwoods polishing kits to polish an aluminum Motorcycle frame to
a mirror finish. It is important you don't skip any steps working from
roughest abrasive to finest. It will require some maintenance or a
protective clear coat. You can make it look better than chrome in my
opinion.
Ric
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:09:56 -0600 (CST) TYPE79@ix.netcom.com writes:
>Hi,
>This is a very good suggestion. I might add that a suitable
>alternative to the buffing wheel is "Nev-r-dull" which is a treated
>wadding in a can.
>
>You can use this to buff the aluminum after sanding to whatever finish
>you choose. I'm not sure that you would get it all the way to
>chrome-like finish but this method will certainly bring it back to the
>satin finish and even beyond.
>
>Jay Fishbein, CT
>AN-5
>HAN-6
>Innocenti-S
>
>On 02/02/99 21:37:05 you wrote:
>>
>>Keith,
>>I think that you are on the right track, but there is a way to take
>some of
>>the labor out of the process. I would file out what you have to and
>then sand
>>with a relatively coarse paper. You don't have to go any finer than
>220 grit,
>>and it doesn't have to be perfect. Next, get a buffing wheel and two
>compunds
>>from your local hardware store. The cloth wheels come in a variety
>of
>>stitchings, so you will need to find the one that the matches the
>compound
>>that you need. The compound has two properties, cut and color. You
>might
>>need two kinds; one to cut fast, and one to color(polish) the metal.
>If you
>>want a mirror finish, go with the white compound for the final buff,
>otherwise
>>the rouge will give a satin look. Hope this helps.
>>Cheers,
>>Chris
>>BJ8
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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Richmond, VA
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