How do you polish things to make them look like chrome.
05-25-2006, 10:14 PM
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How do you polish things to make them look like chrome. I need to know how to do this. Like how do you polish a water pump, or a throttle body or fuel rails?
Please enlighten me with the ways of the polisher!!!
Please enlighten me with the ways of the polisher!!!
05-26-2006, 09:31 PM
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Of course you can guess that patience in bulk quantity will be needed.
Sand the rough casting with power tools and start by hand wet-sanding in one direction, and go the opposite direction 200 grits lighter until the previous direction marks are gone. Keep doing this till you're down to 1200 grit and then hit the glass smooth metal with a yellow waffle pad and tripoli. Keep working on it and finish with a light paste polish of your choice. Here's a pic of the yellow buff from Eastwood==>
*To get started: Buy (3) of the 8" buffs and a small stick of tripoli. Ask for a "wheel arbor" that you can chuck into a drill. They will know what you mean. Also buy $25 worth of sanding rolls and a shank to mount them.
Buff Wheel 8" Yellow Treated Ventilated 1/2" Hole Buff Wheel Yellow Treated Ventilated
For Fastest Cut On Contoured Hard or Soft Metals
Faster Cutting, Longer Lasting Treated Buffs - Our new line of treated buffs work faster, longer than non-treated buffs. Suitable for faster material removal, these wheels take the place of standard and ventilated buffs. Used with Stainless Steel Compound (13001) or Tripoli Compound (13135). Great on hard or soft metals!
Buff Compound Tripoli 13 oz Tube Buffing Compound-Tripoli
For Medium Cutting Action on Aluminum and Other Soft Metals
Tripoli is ideal for soft aluminum, brass, pot metal, pewter, and more. The medium cutting action is aggressive enough to remove 220 grit and finer scratches. Tripoli is usually used on Spiral sewn cotton wheels (treated and untreated) as well as treated and untreated buffs. It also works well on mini buffs and felt bobs. This compound is usually followed by White Rouge Compound. Made in the USA.
Sand the rough casting with power tools and start by hand wet-sanding in one direction, and go the opposite direction 200 grits lighter until the previous direction marks are gone. Keep doing this till you're down to 1200 grit and then hit the glass smooth metal with a yellow waffle pad and tripoli. Keep working on it and finish with a light paste polish of your choice. Here's a pic of the yellow buff from Eastwood==>
*To get started: Buy (3) of the 8" buffs and a small stick of tripoli. Ask for a "wheel arbor" that you can chuck into a drill. They will know what you mean. Also buy $25 worth of sanding rolls and a shank to mount them.
Buff Wheel 8" Yellow Treated Ventilated 1/2" Hole Buff Wheel Yellow Treated VentilatedFor Fastest Cut On Contoured Hard or Soft Metals
Faster Cutting, Longer Lasting Treated Buffs - Our new line of treated buffs work faster, longer than non-treated buffs. Suitable for faster material removal, these wheels take the place of standard and ventilated buffs. Used with Stainless Steel Compound (13001) or Tripoli Compound (13135). Great on hard or soft metals!
Buff Compound Tripoli 13 oz Tube Buffing Compound-TripoliFor Medium Cutting Action on Aluminum and Other Soft Metals
Tripoli is ideal for soft aluminum, brass, pot metal, pewter, and more. The medium cutting action is aggressive enough to remove 220 grit and finer scratches. Tripoli is usually used on Spiral sewn cotton wheels (treated and untreated) as well as treated and untreated buffs. It also works well on mini buffs and felt bobs. This compound is usually followed by White Rouge Compound. Made in the USA.
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05-26-2006, 09:45 PM
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Take them to a professional?? lol
Polishing is a lot of work and it's hard to get the "chrome" look without the right equipment.
The waterpump is hardest.. lots of grooves and the cheap metal has tons of bubbles in it that make getting a mirror finish very hard.
And when your done polishing.. two words for you.. Zoop Seal
Polishing is a lot of work and it's hard to get the "chrome" look without the right equipment.
The waterpump is hardest.. lots of grooves and the cheap metal has tons of bubbles in it that make getting a mirror finish very hard.
And when your done polishing.. two words for you.. Zoop Seal
05-26-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve1969LS1
Take them to a professional?? lol
Polishing is a lot of work and it's hard to get the "chrome" look without the right equipment.
The waterpump is hardest.. lots of grooves and the cheap metal has tons of bubbles in it that make getting a mirror finish very hard.
And when your done polishing.. two words for you.. Zoop Seal
Polishing is a lot of work and it's hard to get the "chrome" look without the right equipment.
The waterpump is hardest.. lots of grooves and the cheap metal has tons of bubbles in it that make getting a mirror finish very hard.
And when your done polishing.. two words for you.. Zoop Seal
I have one word: Meziere!! Let them provide a new polished or chromed pump.
05-28-2006, 02:12 PM
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as an aside point i find using a product called speedy polish works well. This would be done after you have it to where it looks like polished aluminum, this will bring it close to chrome. We use it on the diamond plate of the fire trucks for parades. It looks really good afterward.
