Originally Posted by ridethecliche

Hey guys!

Well, first off let me say that I looked for brass wool and I looked for oxalic acid but the home depot that I tried had neither.

I found some acid for rust removal (maybe phosphoric, but I don't remember for sure) and I found a synthetic steel wool.

I used regular steel wool on one side of the fork and the synthetic steel wool on the other side and then used turtle wax to polish and finish it.

I looked at the form in the light after I was done and I was shocked to find that the steel wool side was nice and shiny and the side where I used the synthetic steel wool was clean but dull and lacking luster! It just looked scratched!

I tried to use the brass wool to fix that and then used turtle wax again, but alas it didn't help!

What should I do!!!

(Something along the lines of getting a fine scrubber, I have a hand drill if there's a buffing/sanding attachment of sorts I need. I really want to fix this )