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jc67 Mar 13th, 04, 2:24 AM Has anyone bought a chrome or metal polishing kit? If so where, what, and how satisfied are you with it. I am going to start polishing my chrome so that I may save some money instead of buying new repop. Any advise and suggestions will be appreciated. turbo Mar 13th, 04, 9:16 AM check out www.eastwoodcompany.com (http://www.eastwoodcompany.com) they have lots of polishing/buffing supplies I am working on polishing my centerlines right now and I have been using "metall" and a foam pad on my buffer for most of the job rich64 Mar 13th, 04, 10:06 AM also checkout southwest metal finishing supply co. They have a pretty informitive site on polishing and buffing different metals and the proper buffing wheels and rouges to use. They also tell you how to remove scratches and dents from trim pieces. rick Mar 13th, 04, 10:43 PM Also: www.caswellplating.com (http://www.caswellplating.com) they have a very helpful online brochure that you can download. And it is not to difficult to get good results. saint of killers Mar 14th, 04, 1:49 AM I bought this kit http://www.eastwoodcompany.com/itemdy01.asp?Dep_Key1=mfb&T1=13100&I1.x=109&I1.y=45 I removed all my SS molding that weren't to bad (dented) like windshields, drip rail front grille, and just buffed like the directions said. Real easy and kinda fun seeing how nice you can make em shine!!!. It's time comsuming and tedious but those orig's will fit better than anything you can buy. Just put on some old clothes. cover anything you don't want dust on, grab a beer and start buffing! vroom..! (1) (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jhiles/100_0032_0001.JPG) vroom..! (2) (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jhiles/100_0031.JPG) Cameano Mar 14th, 04, 3:35 AM I made a nice buffer from an old bandsaw they were throwing out at work. The tilt adjustment for the top pulley had broken at the casting, new one cost almost as much as a new saw, so I took the saw portion off, tossed it, kept the motor, switch, stand, and belt. Bought a pulley driven arbor at the local Woodcraft store, and installed it where I could tension the belt with the original slotted motor holes. I would like to get a bigger motor pulley for it, but it does work well as is, with a bigger buff, like the 8" ones I'm using now. Much better than the old 6" buffs on the bench grinder. I did my headlight trim rings and wiper arms so far, turned out fantastic. graemlins/thumbsup.gif jc67 Mar 14th, 04, 11:43 PM thanks for the replies this will be helpful. Anymore opinions and suggestions are wanted also. | ||