Re: What are some "must haves" for a efective polishing?
hey everyone,
i'm new here but i've been buffing as a hobby for myself and friends for awhile. i started off as a pro auto detailer and evolved into a metal polishing enthusiast. i noticed some members are getting into it by buying some expensive equipment but here's my experience over the years. the bench grinder and flexshaft is a great tool to have when doing small or medium handheld items but not flexible for bigger items like aluminum 16"-20" rims, fuel cells, etc., for which i specialize in. i personally use a modified 7" polisher/grinder with 6" buffing wheels. it's inexpensive and the all around flexibility of this tool is tremendous as i can get it into any angle of the rim i'm buffing. using only 2 compounds the results are mirrorlike. all this after first sanding with a 'mouse' sander and various grits.
what i'm trying to say is it's unnecessary to spend alot on equipment to get the same results with less. all of my stuff including wheels, compounds, sandpapers, are all from sears. i have a small shop but the results on the finished part looks like it was done in a big shop, just ask my customers(their reactions are priceless!).
the next thing i would like to pursue is chrome powdercoating but that's another story.......j
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