I got a question about polishing Aluminum
I got a question about polishing Aluminum
Ok this isnt a direct question about 350z or G35 but I figured I realy needed the help..
Ok I started a lil project today.. I started out tring to get the anodizing off the aluminum with Easy Off.. Ha Ha that was anything but easy. It took a long time to break down the anodizing.. Hours... Anyways I cleaned the surface then started sanding with 320 grit paper.. After I was complete with that I moved on to 400 Grit paper.. I then used steel wool (the finnest you can get) that realy smoothed out the surface. Then I moved on to using red Tripoli which realy started making the metal shine. The last step I got to two today was White Rouge. That shinned it up even better.. But you can still see a lot of fine scratchs all over. It basicly looks like shinny stainless steel. Next I planned on using Mothers Billit Polish. But I have some questions and concerns..
1) When I used the Rouge and Tripoli I used a drill that spinned at 750RPMs does it have to be faster? I tried finding something that spinns faster but my polishing attachments didnt fit. They were that small dremal size. Any products out there I could use?
2) Or will the Mothers polish bring it all together?
Im tring to get a mirror shine and any help would be great! Please let me know if I did anything wrong or could tell me something better to use to make it better or easier!
Thanx alot guys!
Ok I started a lil project today.. I started out tring to get the anodizing off the aluminum with Easy Off.. Ha Ha that was anything but easy. It took a long time to break down the anodizing.. Hours... Anyways I cleaned the surface then started sanding with 320 grit paper.. After I was complete with that I moved on to 400 Grit paper.. I then used steel wool (the finnest you can get) that realy smoothed out the surface. Then I moved on to using red Tripoli which realy started making the metal shine. The last step I got to two today was White Rouge. That shinned it up even better.. But you can still see a lot of fine scratchs all over. It basicly looks like shinny stainless steel. Next I planned on using Mothers Billit Polish. But I have some questions and concerns..
1) When I used the Rouge and Tripoli I used a drill that spinned at 750RPMs does it have to be faster? I tried finding something that spinns faster but my polishing attachments didnt fit. They were that small dremal size. Any products out there I could use?
2) Or will the Mothers polish bring it all together?
Im tring to get a mirror shine and any help would be great! Please let me know if I did anything wrong or could tell me something better to use to make it better or easier!
Thanx alot guys!
Polishing info
Go here they tell you what to buy and how to polish. I did the lip on my track rays with this. Hope it helps.
http://www.hobbytool.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=430
http://www.hobbytool.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=430
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Re: I got a question about polishing Aluminum
Originally posted by infidsg35
Ok this isnt a direct question about 350z or G35 but I figured I realy needed the help..
Ok I started a lil project today.. I started out tring to get the anodizing off the aluminum with Easy Off.. Ha Ha that was anything but easy. It took a long time to break down the anodizing.. Hours... Anyways I cleaned the surface then started sanding with 320 grit paper.. After I was complete with that I moved on to 400 Grit paper.. I then used steel wool (the finnest you can get) that realy smoothed out the surface. Then I moved on to using red Tripoli which realy started making the metal shine. The last step I got to two today was White Rouge. That shinned it up even better.. But you can still see a lot of fine scratchs all over. It basicly looks like shinny stainless steel. Next I planned on using Mothers Billit Polish. But I have some questions and concerns..
1) When I used the Rouge and Tripoli I used a drill that spinned at 750RPMs does it have to be faster? I tried finding something that spinns faster but my polishing attachments didnt fit. They were that small dremal size. Any products out there I could use?
2) Or will the Mothers polish bring it all together?
Im tring to get a mirror shine and any help would be great! Please let me know if I did anything wrong or could tell me something better to use to make it better or easier!
Thanx alot guys!
Ok this isnt a direct question about 350z or G35 but I figured I realy needed the help..
Ok I started a lil project today.. I started out tring to get the anodizing off the aluminum with Easy Off.. Ha Ha that was anything but easy. It took a long time to break down the anodizing.. Hours... Anyways I cleaned the surface then started sanding with 320 grit paper.. After I was complete with that I moved on to 400 Grit paper.. I then used steel wool (the finnest you can get) that realy smoothed out the surface. Then I moved on to using red Tripoli which realy started making the metal shine. The last step I got to two today was White Rouge. That shinned it up even better.. But you can still see a lot of fine scratchs all over. It basicly looks like shinny stainless steel. Next I planned on using Mothers Billit Polish. But I have some questions and concerns..
1) When I used the Rouge and Tripoli I used a drill that spinned at 750RPMs does it have to be faster? I tried finding something that spinns faster but my polishing attachments didnt fit. They were that small dremal size. Any products out there I could use?
2) Or will the Mothers polish bring it all together?
Im tring to get a mirror shine and any help would be great! Please let me know if I did anything wrong or could tell me something better to use to make it better or easier!
Thanx alot guys!
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo.../bluemagic.php
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