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72_AMX
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Posted: May/14/2021 at 3:24pm |
Hey. what are you guys using to polish the stainless steel trim on your cars?
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turbo
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Pro buffing wheel and white rouge
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72_AMX
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Thanks. Will try local parts store for that. What is white rouge?
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turbo
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A tube of fine buffing compound. You will not find that at auto store. You have to have a machine to buff stainless. A hand job won't do anything
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72_AMX
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can you recommend a shop then. I have an extra set that I can send off while the other set is still on car.
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You would have to do a google search for your area. Also, this stuff is too large to ship elsewhere and would likely be damaged if you tried. Find a trim shop near you for best results. They can also fix dents and scratches.
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bigbad69
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Polishing can be done, at home, by the enthusiast. You need a supply of increasingly fine sandpaper, a bench grinder with a cloth wheel, and some buffing compound for stainless. The deeper the scratches, the coarser the sandpaper you need to start with - dents need to be hammered out first. Generally, I start with 250 and progress through 2000 before using the buffing wheel. Stainless is hard as heck and goes through paper like crazy. Long pieces, like drip rails, are very easy to bend or kink - BE CAREFUL!
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72_AMX
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Thanks. I guess I have some research to do. Mine aren't dented and only lightly scratched. Just want them to shine more.
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I used a place called "The Finishing Touch" in Chicago. Mine was done in 2007 and ran about $35 per linear foot. The rain gutter stainless on mine looked like someone attacked it with a hammer, it came back looking factory new. Total cost for doing EVERY piece of stainless on the car was about $1800, but I figured when I already had nearly $30K invested in the restoration, that was less than 10% of the total on the restore. The shiny stainless is the first thing a lot of people notice at shows. Bob tufcj
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Thanks I will look them up. I just need the wheel well moldings and the rocker arm pieces done. The rest are good.
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