Polished the master cylinder lid

The vacuum advance



How do you clear coat steel that has been polished???

 

I used a spray clear coat that you find at the autoparts store that's made for wheels. Does a pretty good job. It's no powdercoat, but it keeps it looking shiney for a few years.

 

Nice. What kind of buffer wheel?

 

How should the metal be prepped? Wipe it down with Laquer thinner or alcohol?

 

It's a spiral sewn wheel mounted on a bench motor. I am new to buffing, but after doing a few pieces I want everything to be polished. LOL

I only have 3 compounds - Brown, white and red. I think I will head over to Harbor Freight and pick up some extra wheels and different compounds. I have a turntable dustcover that I would like to bring back to life.

I am making lots of rookie mistakes, like applying too much compound instead of little and often, but it's a lot of fun to take a piece of dull metal and bring it to life.

 

wow i was just looking into doing this last week. i have a few interior trim pieces i want to clean up and polish.
do you use three different wheels for the different color polishes?
also which color bricks do you recomend and where to buy them from?

 

this answers my questions.... http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffman.htm

i didnt read through it all yet, but seems pretty interesting so far. alot of good info for newbies to buffing.

 

That looks great! If you're new to buffing, learn from my mistakes. The heat generated from buffing will warp thin metal. Take your time and let it cool if it starts to get too warm.