Parts Polishing Service by BF Member?
02-11-22, 09:00 AM
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I picked up the kit from Harbor Freight, it has 2 cotton wheels, one arbor, red and white stick compounds. I'm pretty sure the local Ace Hardware has the stuff but it won't be the packaged set like that of Harbor Freight.
02-11-22, 10:24 AM
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Caswell is my choice for buffing supplies. They also have a free tech booklet that is pretty good.
I have a 1/2 HP Craftsman metal polishing setup (dual pads, long arbors).
https://caswellplating.com/buffing-polishing.html
I also have two motors for polishing my vintage tobacco briar pipes, they require slow speed and not as much power.
I have a 1/2 HP Craftsman metal polishing setup (dual pads, long arbors).
https://caswellplating.com/buffing-polishing.html
I also have two motors for polishing my vintage tobacco briar pipes, they require slow speed and not as much power.
02-12-22, 05:56 AM
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And it fits a regular drill?
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02-12-22, 10:49 AM
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Yes, 1/4" arbor. I think it works great, especially for rims, spokes, and some places that may be difficult with the bench mount polishing wheels.
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02-13-22, 10:39 AM
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My Polishing set-up
Here's my polishing set-up. 1 wheel for green compound, and 1 wheel for red rouge. A large wheel size, and enough horsepower helps, but the buffer/polisher is not magic. I still do the first steps by hand.
Filing and sanding through successive grits before taking a part to the wheels. Handwork keeps things flat or otherwise controlled, avoids erasing logos, etc. It is tedious, exacting work done right.
Depends on what kind of part you're talking about of course...
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02-13-22, 11:40 AM
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Here's my polishing set-up. 1 wheel for green compound, and 1 wheel for red rouge. A large wheel size, and enough horsepower helps, but the buffer/polisher is not magic. I still do the first steps by hand.
Filing and sanding through successive grits before taking a part to the wheels. Handwork keeps things flat or otherwise controlled, avoids erasing logos, etc. It is tedious, exacting work done right.
Depends on what kind of part you're talking about of course...
thank you very much for sharing.
