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piecesparts · 06-20-2009, 11:41 AM

If you go out on the web, there are companies that sell what is called a "Razor Buff". This is a very thin buffing wheel and they come in a variety of diameters. I use the 4" and 3" wheels, so that I can mount them on a tapered spindle on my die grinder. These things take very little pressure and polish real well if the metal has been sanded and prepped properly. I use the different levels of polishing compounds to do the work, each being more aggressive than the other. I also have a grinder motor set up with bigger buffing wheels on them and do a lot of buffing that way.

I finish up with a Mothers aluminum polilsh and then the Mothers Billet polish to get the final shine. That is kept that way with a metal sealer to keep dirt and corrosives out of the pores of the metal. I get my sealer from a company called Wizards (it is called Power Seal)

06-20-2009, 11:41 AM	#8
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Polishing Aluminum If you go out on the web, there are companies that sell what is called a "Razor Buff". This is a very thin buffing wheel and they come in a variety of diameters. I use the 4" and 3" wheels, so that I can mount them on a tapered spindle on my die grinder. These things take very little pressure and polish real well if the metal has been sanded and prepped properly. I use the different levels of polishing compounds to do the work, each being more aggressive than the other. I also have a grinder motor set up with bigger buffing wheels on them and do a lot of buffing that way. I finish up with a Mothers aluminum polilsh and then the Mothers Billet polish to get the final shine. That is kept that way with a metal sealer to keep dirt and corrosives out of the pores of the metal. I get my sealer from a company called Wizards (it is called Power Seal)