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Experiment in tin boat polishing, using Harbor Freight junk
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<blockquote data-quote="PATRIOT" data-source="post: 353572" data-attributes="member: 8891"><p>Any of you metal finishing professionals can chime in . . . thought I'd experiment in this metal polishing game with a minimal investment.</p><p>This is the video I watched which got me motivated to try it on my tin:</p><p></p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyOodLNI4BQ</p><p></p><p>Tried several different brands of off the shelf "wax-on wax-off" products like Mothers, Meguiars etc. and was not satisfied with the results after all the effort and I was going for that "chrome bumper" look.</p><p></p><p>After trying to use my Black & Decker 9531, which turns at 2100-2500 rpms, I picked up the Harbor Freight 6000 rpm grinder and it does a far better job although it makes more of a mess. This could also be due to the lower quality HF buffing wheels (made in Pakistan) which throw a lot of lint.</p><p>I didn't do any sanding on the hull beforehand, just went right to the "brown tripoly" compound.</p><p>Anyway, this is where I'm at after about 4-hours and 4-oz of compound.</p><p>Any suggestions would be appreciated before I dive into better quality materials from a "real supply house".</p><p></p><p>. . . will probably keep the HF grinder since it's 1/3 the price of the Dewalt and I won't be doing this professionally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PATRIOT, post: 353572, member: 8891"] Any of you metal finishing professionals can chime in . . . thought I'd experiment in this metal polishing game with a minimal investment. This is the video I watched which got me motivated to try it on my tin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyOodLNI4BQ Tried several different brands of off the shelf "wax-on wax-off" products like Mothers, Meguiars etc. and was not satisfied with the results after all the effort and I was going for that "chrome bumper" look. After trying to use my Black & Decker 9531, which turns at 2100-2500 rpms, I picked up the Harbor Freight 6000 rpm grinder and it does a far better job although it makes more of a mess. This could also be due to the lower quality HF buffing wheels (made in Pakistan) which throw a lot of lint. I didn't do any sanding on the hull beforehand, just went right to the "brown tripoly" compound. Anyway, this is where I'm at after about 4-hours and 4-oz of compound. Any suggestions would be appreciated before I dive into better quality materials from a "real supply house". . . . will probably keep the HF grinder since it's 1/3 the price of the Dewalt and I won't be doing this professionally. [/QUOTE]
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