Homegrown trim restore

dust-u said
wish i had my 68 s back...that is one hellova buff job..and your hard work paid off...what kind of wheels did you use? loose buff? sisal? which compound..I have a buffer here...and the compounds for stainless...you said you sanded... what grits? and how were you able to remove the sand scratches? anyway thats one happinin cuda..I would be very proud of it...JIm

Thanks Jim!

After the anodization was remove I used 220 grit and then started buffing. Some of the deep scratches I removed with 100 grit and hit it with 220. I used the 220 until the aluminum "felt" smooth ... then started the buff from there. There is a few things I would have like to have done different now that I found a pretty good web site with supplies. Like maybe started with Emery first.

If you go to page 1 of this thread you see the size wheels and compounds I used. Look at the colors and that is the order I used brown, white, and (Rouge) red (can't remember the names at the moment). I didn't even use the Rouge on the aluminum. I tried it but really couldn't tell that much difference.

Here is a place that seems to be really good on prices.

http://www.tarheelparts.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?cart_id=8270902.418

I might have mentioned it already but I've found a bigger motor and when I can afford it I will purchase so nicer buffing wheels, and larger compounds. I got my stuff from Ace Hardware (including the lye) and it is not cheap there. I noticed on the above web site that I can get a large brick of compound for the same price as a little roll of it.