Re: SS Boat Bow/Stern Railing Power Tools
You could use a small polisher or an electric drill. I use an old Black and Decker polisher I bought for 15 dollars on E Eay. It turns 2200, or something close to that.
Normally the ideal polishing speed is obtained by using a six inch wheel at 3450 rpm, but I think that is too fast for polishing tubing using a hand held machine. Too much chance of the polishing wheel grabbing the tubing and scratching the piece you are polishing with the chuck or the wheel hardware. Better to go slower. Your bow rails are probably not scratched up. Just dull. So they should not need much work. I would start with a green stainless compound and then finish it off with a finer white one. If the green doesn't clean it up, then go to black emery. Use separate wheels for each polish and clean the rails thoroughly before changing to a finer compound.
The hardest thing you will encounter is the tendency of the wheel to grab the tubing and pull the machine into it. Also, stainless is hard. It's a lot harder than plain steel. It takes time and work to polish.
Richard
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