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72ScampTramp

72ScampTramp

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I've got s buffing wheel. What products do you guys use to clean and polish your trim? Also any ideas on my number it appears to have on old sticker that looks like it's peeled off but like the silhouette is left?
 
did you forget to attach a picture I assume your question is what buffer do you have?

I use a Baldor 2 speed polisher/lathe to do mine and several different type rouges depending on condition. Stainless uses different than aluminum. Mostly I use green, white then finish polish with blue if they are not scratched. All rouges have there own wheels.
trim hammers, dollies, bags and files and a lot of different sand papers from 80 to 5000 grit.
If your just starting out find some jacked up trim and practice with it as it can be destroyed fairly easily. Lots of videos on u-tube and eastwood has a couple also to guide you to get started.
 
It's just a wheel on my bench grinder. It's a white pad. I was just looking to clean it and polish it a bit. I can see I don't know what I'm doing lol.
 
Rocky could you please provide a few links to some of the thongs you are talking about. I really haven't done any of this but willing to try.
 
Here is a pretty comprehensive "basic's" video and covers wheels and rouges/compounds and touches on nearly everything. Go through the whole video.
Pay real close attention to the safety aspects of it. These compounds are real messy and parts can fly out of your hands and go flying easily.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SidCppOfJY"]How-to & Buffing Basics Demonstration Live with Eastwood - YouTube[/ame]

I don't use these exact wheels but they are the same type. They can also be had in different sizes depending on use I use them from 4" to 8". You can get sets of wheels on ebay etc and maybe save some money. I do NOT mix the wheels and compounds once it is used I perm-mark the wheel to what compound it was used with and keep them in a bag and separate.

This is the most common pad that I use. It is aggressive
http://www.eastwood.com/80-ply-thick-buff-8x1-sewn.html

I use this one for final polishing
http://www.eastwood.com/80-ply-thick-buff-8x1-2-loose.html?reltype=3

I use jacksonlea compounds. But that is a convenience for me over using a different one. http://www.jacksonlea.com/products_compounds_alumin.html
 
72ScampTramp said:
Short of recruiting can this be brought back
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I think chromed bumbers and overriders are not going to just buff out. Likley need to rechrome or get ones in better condition. All the buffing mentioned above applies to the stainless trim around the front & rear windows, roof gutter stainess moulding if equipped. For aluminium trim you have to be very careful and not be aggressive with it.
Practice with scrap pieces first until you get the hand or it. Good luck.
 
that bumper has seen better days-- either re-chrome or paint it. no amount of polish will restore that. Lawrence
 
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