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| 12-29-2012 08:28 PM | |
| Daren71 |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner Thanks for the inspiration, I did mine today, and it turned out really nice. Take care. Daren |
| 12-29-2012 10:30 AM | |
| oldtomcat |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner An SOS pad with lots of water will bring it to a near chrome finnish with little effort. oldtomcat |
| 12-22-2012 09:03 AM | |
| fsone |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner What i use to take oxidation off my tru turn spinners is a product called Peek it cleans,polishes,protects stainless steel,Aluminum,Chrome,Bronze.Copper,Gold,Silver,Ti n,Plexiglass,Fibreglass,Brass.It comes in an areosol can.Comes out as a foam.Just rub on with a cloth keep rubbing til you get the shine works well. |
| 12-21-2012 09:03 PM | |
| grosbeak |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner Understood. But the point wasn't to save money - it was to satisfy myself (and possibly others) that there is a best practice. |
| 12-21-2012 08:49 PM | |
| aceplant00 |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner I would have bought a couple new ones for what you have spent on trying to polish yours. |
| 12-21-2012 07:47 PM | |
| grosbeak |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner With the sanding done it was time for the Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish. I read the instructions carefully. After the first polish: After the second: I'm not sure if there's merit to polishing it more than once or twice - opinions are welcome. In both cases the terrycloth towel came away black and I buffed the polished area with a microfibre cloth, going over it repeatedly with a new spot on the cloth each time until the black no longer appeared. So... The fine sandpaper and Mothers polish method This took a little over an hour and gave the best results of all. Approximately $17 for the sandpaper and $9 for the jar of polish. |
| 12-21-2012 07:34 PM | |
| grosbeak |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner After lots of feedback from the forums on which this topic was started, I decided to try a fourth method using much finer sandpaper and Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish instead of Flitz. At my local Canadian Tire I found 1000, 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit sandpaper and the Mothers polish. With a pair of Nitrile gloves, some soapy water and some polishing towels I was ready to go. After the 1000 grit: After the 1500: The 2000: The 3000: |
| 12-20-2012 01:46 PM | |
| kip51035 |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner Now that you have rubbed the protective coating off of the aluminum you better protect it, unless you want to polish it every week. Try cleaning it with alcohol or lacquer thinners then give it a coat of polyurethane clear. |
| 12-20-2012 11:45 AM | |
| Cougar429 |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner I grabbed an alloy spinner at the London Swap Meet that was the right size, but it was rough and marked up. I started wet sanding at 1000 grit and ended up at 1200 before a good rub with Metasol. You would not even recognize it now. |
| 12-20-2012 10:19 AM | |
| BansheeBoy |
Re: Polishing an aluminum spinner Thanks for the post. I like a polished spinner. Typically I use a rubbing compound, followed by Mothers mag wheel polish. Wax really brings out the shine. The drill press works for me after I turned a shaft to hold them. |
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