Stainless Steel for Dummies (3 of 3)

Matt shows Joe how to finish off a piece of stainless trim with hand polish and a buffing wheel.

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[1964corvan]

question: i got a buff wheel and some green rouge and tested it out on a nice piece i had that has no damage other than it 45 years old and it polished really well except i noticed a lot of very light scratches that i though it would take out. is that something black rouge would take care of if i got it or am i better off going over the entire piece with 600/1000 grit sandpapers?

[Glassworks1]

try using 400 grit & then work up from there

[1964corvan]

that looks like a 6 inch wheel to me. not a 4

[Glassworks1]

Ooops, you misheard us. It was a used buffing wheel (it actually was a used 10 inch cotton buff)...."but a 4 inch wheel would work just fine". You can pick one of those at the hardware store, and it'll help take a bit of the labor out.

[50chevydeluxe]

Do you know if a 3hp (3600rpm) bench grinder will work better than a 1/3hp (3600rpm) grinder because of the power?

Also, if my stainless car trims have deep scratches, do you suggest I wet sand them first before I put them on the buffer?

If so, what grids of sand paper should I use in order? Thank you.

[Glassworks1]

The higher horsepower willl help you, and I would wet sand the scratches first. Try 220 grit first, and work up to 400 & 600.

[512drht]

Awesome work Matt,thank you for showing us how to do this at home.I'm working on my '52 Chevy Bel Air with some stainless work that needs attention.I just learned a lot.Thanks again.Brian

[helidodge]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this info!

[1964corvan]

@Glassworks1 actually i bout a 4 pack of them yesterday! wanna make stainless restoration into a side business for me. one can quite a lot of buck restorin old stainless of coarse you know all bout that.

[97477springfield]

thanks for the great tips. very good job on the vedio. (:

[sibco96]

Great video! I love MetAll but I've mostly used it for aluminum, old Harley parts. I use cheesecloth instead of a shop rag. T-shirts are good too. Maybe I'll try stainless some day.

[spen1ghe]

Just saw all the videos and now im more than confident that i can repair all the metal trim on my Datsun 510. Thank you guys!