Polished the case on my Banshee - now what???

[tomg552001]

Hmm, To me it sounds like you need to spend more time on the black. Most of your real polishing will be done with the black compound as it is the most coarse. I'd say stick with the black longer and see what kind of results you get. Good luck!

[skiddz]

Went at the clutch cover one more time with the black compound, a new sisal wheel and a bit more "oomph" this time. The scratches seem to be pretty much gone tho I've got a few spots I can't get with the wheel. I'll hit those up with the flex shaft and a felt bob and see how they go.

I think the scratches were from the tight spiral wheel.. I think it's loaded up with gunk and even after raking the hell out of it, it still seems full of gunk. I think this one's going to the big buffing wheel house in the sky and I'll try the brown compound on a new wheel.

Now I wonder if the 1st piece I polished was just beginner's luck... ehehhe

Soon as I get the cover finished, more pics will be posted.

[skiddz]

Finally got a few hours to myself today so finished up the cluch cover. Looks good this time around. Used a brand new tight spiral wheel and a heavy hand to cut and very light touch to color. A couple spots have what look like casting striations, but they're on the "bottom" side of the cover so I'm not going to try to work them out. Pics have been posted.

Just for giggles, I test sprayed a small section with VHT clear to see how it would look. I doesn't look too good. Evidently the clear doesn't have much (if any) gloss to it so it kinda dulls the shine of the aluminum.. Not sure if this is a normal pre-cure look or not, but I didn't want to go through the curing stages so out came the laquer thinner to remove it.

Zoops is lookin' better and better...