Broompilot
Veteran Expediter
How can I remove the swirls after polishing the tanks. Shine is blinding but the swirls are dissipointing.
Swirls after polishing alum tanks
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Use a product named semichrome or mother's by hand. A ton of elbow greese.
Hey.
I hope this helps.I used to go to a couple of Nascar shops in the early 80's. Saw people at the old Gatorade shops polish aluminum then wipe it down with flour. I don't know if it was plain or self-rising.
Sprinkle on wipe off. Took out black & swirls.
Good Luck,
Jimyy
I hope this helps.I used to go to a couple of Nascar shops in the early 80's. Saw people at the old Gatorade shops polish aluminum then wipe it down with flour. I don't know if it was plain or self-rising.
Sprinkle on wipe off. Took out black & swirls.
Good Luck,
Jimyy
greg334
Veteran Expediter
>How can I remove the swirls after polishing the tanks.
>Shine is blinding but the swirls are dissipointing.
ok are they deep swirl marks or just those light pain in the a** ones that you get with dark color paint?
i think that you either didn't folow up with a finer polish, had some junk in the pad or pressed too hard when you polished the tanks. most of the time the swirls can be taken out by using a finer polish unless they are actual scratches.
I would recommend going to eastwoodco.com to see if they have a compound set you an get and try it again.
>Shine is blinding but the swirls are dissipointing.
ok are they deep swirl marks or just those light pain in the a** ones that you get with dark color paint?
i think that you either didn't folow up with a finer polish, had some junk in the pad or pressed too hard when you polished the tanks. most of the time the swirls can be taken out by using a finer polish unless they are actual scratches.
I would recommend going to eastwoodco.com to see if they have a compound set you an get and try it again.
Broompilot
Veteran Expediter
I had heard of using Lime, powder, but must use gloves and eye protection. Think thats what it might have been?
We use jewelers rouge. Must be put on by hand. Also to stall contamination and prolong the results, we cut several ounces of Rainex with it. Mix in a quart container filling the remainder with distilled water.
Apply with a brush if doing diamond plate and buff dry. Excellent long lasting results.
Davekc
Apply with a brush if doing diamond plate and buff dry. Excellent long lasting results.
Davekc
Broompilot
Veteran Expediter
It is from to much pressue, but once you start you know how do you stop. I will try the rain X as I did hear something about that as well.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
>It is from to much pressue, but once you start you know how
>do you stop. I will try the rain X as I did hear something
>about that as well.
Well if it from too much pressure, then the best thing to do is to repolish it with a compound that is more gritier(if there is such a word). what you are actually doing is cutting away the suface to make it smooth, polishing is the result of smoothing it out.
you don't need to use a lot of pressure if you are using the right compound. as a matter of fact the you can start with the courses compound and move up to a finer one as you go using a lot less pressure on the pad than you think. wipe down the tank every few passes and you will be surprised how it will look.
there are thousands of different theories out there on how to polish aluminim but the pros take their time and us the right stuff, that is why there wok looks soooo goood.
>do you stop. I will try the rain X as I did hear something
>about that as well.
Well if it from too much pressure, then the best thing to do is to repolish it with a compound that is more gritier(if there is such a word). what you are actually doing is cutting away the suface to make it smooth, polishing is the result of smoothing it out.
you don't need to use a lot of pressure if you are using the right compound. as a matter of fact the you can start with the courses compound and move up to a finer one as you go using a lot less pressure on the pad than you think. wipe down the tank every few passes and you will be surprised how it will look.
there are thousands of different theories out there on how to polish aluminim but the pros take their time and us the right stuff, that is why there wok looks soooo goood.
