Pits in finished stainless

[badav]

Hmmm. i havent tried buffing without sanding yet. I'll give it a go.

I can tell you this though. The pits/scratch marks whatever you want to call them appear in whatever direction you buff the piece against the wheel in.

[mpierich]

Originally Posted by badav

Hmmm. i havent tried buffing without sanding yet. I'll give it a go.

I can tell you this though. The pits/scratch marks whatever you want to call them appear in whatever direction you buff the piece against the wheel in.

Baz is right, go backwards - start with the least aggressive wheel/compound and work back untill you see it happen.

Very strange to see this on any kind of steel, let alone stainless.

[baz]

Originally Posted by badav

Hmmm. i havent tried buffing without sanding yet. I'll give it a go.

I can tell you this though. The pits/scratch marks whatever you want to call them appear in whatever direction you buff the piece against the wheel in.

then those scratches would come from the sisal wheel have you cleaned that wheel , or tried a different wheel . to make that kind scratches i think you would need more than just a sisal wheel and compound mybe you have some metal particles stuck on that wheel
i also think it is a bit strange , let us know how it turns out

[badav]

Originally Posted by baz

then those scratches would come from the sisal wheel have you cleaned that wheel , or tried a different wheel . to make that kind scratches i think you would need more than just a sisal wheel and compound mybe you have some metal particles stuck on that wheel
i also think it is a bit strange , let us know how it turns out

I tried buffing without sanding. It did not make any difference at all.

What i did do though was i sanded the piece again (well just a small section of it) starting at 80 grit, then 120, 240, 400 then buff and the marks are much less apparent now.

What should i be cleaning wheels with anyway?? I usually spray it with wax & grease remover and run a cotton cloth by it which removes all the compound that gets caked onto the wheel during polishing. I live in australia and caswell aus don't have rakes in stock at the moment so what is good to remove trapped metal particles from the wheel

[quadracer2cool4u]

It looks like it was sanded by hand. If so you should try a good air sander because some times when you sand by hand it looks and feels shooth but its really not all that smooth. From in the pic it looks a little wavy and if you sanded it down a decent amount it would probably fix your problem. Let me know what you guys think.

[baz]

Originally Posted by badav

I tried buffing without sanding. It did not make any difference at all.

What i did do though was i sanded the piece again (well just a small section of it) starting at 80 grit, then 120, 240, 400 then buff and the marks are much less apparent now.

What should i be cleaning wheels with anyway?? I usually spray it with wax & grease remover and run a cotton cloth by it which removes all the compound that gets caked onto the wheel during polishing. I live in australia and caswell aus don't have rakes in stock at the moment so what is good to remove trapped metal particles from the wheel

well i m sure if you look around even in australia,must be some supplier for polishing supplies, look under chrome plating supplys ,and also under metal finishing,if you cant find any rakes you can use a 7 inch fiber grinding disc of a very rough grade like #24 that should be good enough to clean your wheels.
btw i don t think that using any kind of grease remover on the buff is any good .i think that you could do more damage than anything else

[mpierich]

Originally Posted by badav

I tried buffing without sanding. It did not make any difference at all.

What i did do though was i sanded the piece again (well just a small section of it) starting at 80 grit, then 120, 240, 400 then buff and the marks are much less apparent now.

What should i be cleaning wheels with anyway?? I usually spray it with wax & grease remover and run a cotton cloth by it which removes all the compound that gets caked onto the wheel during polishing. I live in australia and caswell aus don't have rakes in stock at the moment so what is good to remove trapped metal particles from the wheel

Sounds like the holes are there from the beginning, you just don't see them. If this is thin molding (which is what we call it...when you called it "molds" it threw me off a bit) I guess you oughta be careful you don't sand it too thin with that 80-grit.

I use old saw blades for rakes. You can buy packs of wide jigsaw blades for a few dollars.

[Rasper]

I don't buy rakes. I use sheet steel (22 ga.) and cut little saw teeth in it with snips. It would be better if I made it of thicker metal, and of harder metal, but when I wear one out I just make a new one. Occasionally I hammer the teeth back straight.

Richard