Polishing a Steel

Bob Jackson · Post by **Bob Jackson** » 6 Nov 2003 10:08 pm

Hi
I am going to polish my bar (Stainless Steel). I have been using it for a few years and had a look at it with a magnifying glass today, it has some wear marks on it. My question is has anyone done this before and if so what grade of compound did you start and finish with.
I have a small metal lathe so it should polish up very quickly with the right compound. Any info would be appreciated.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bob Jackson on 06 November 2003 at 10:09 PM.]</p></FONT>

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 8 Nov 2003 4:11 pm

I use Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish. It will take out minute scratches and polish the metal so slick you can hardly hang on to it. I have never used a rubbing compound on my bars. Give it a try.

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 8 Nov 2003 6:04 pm

You may want to use a hard cloth polishing wheel (mounted on the grinding wheel motor at 3450 rpm) with tripoli to start and rouge to finish.