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Old 10-07-2011 | 07:42 PM
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I use Mequiars metal polish and a little elbow grease and turns out great!!
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Old 10-07-2011 | 07:45 PM
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I used a guy named Paco. I picked him up at Home Depot for $25 and he washed, waxed and detailed my entire boat & truck.
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Old 10-07-2011 | 07:50 PM
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well it depends if they got scraches or not...... i have restored alot of ss for the cars i build, and just I restored the ss on my boat... if no heavy scraches i went to harbor freight got the elec die grinder, the Demial is great but not big enuff for me, harbor freigt also has pads for drill/diegrinder. use the white polish/rues with the kit...it will come out like a mirror....
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Old 10-08-2011 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JasonSmith
I used a guy named Paco. I picked him up at Home Depot for $25 and he washed, waxed and detailed my entire boat & truck.
lol nice!!!
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Old 10-08-2011 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tcwcar
well it depends if they got scraches or not...... i have restored alot of ss for the cars i build, and just I restored the ss on my boat... if no heavy scraches i went to harbor freight got the elec die grinder, the Demial is great but not big enuff for me, harbor freigt also has pads for drill/diegrinder. use the white polish/rues with the kit...it will come out like a mirror....
Exactly!!
A dremel will not do what you need. If you need to polish you need the right equipment. I just did this today so you can see. First you want to POLISH, not clean with a bathroom cleaner. Bathroom cleaners are GREAT after you polish to maintain them and remove the hard water stains. Before you polish you can use muriatic acid to clean the stainless.

These looked identical earlier.
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Old 10-08-2011 | 09:06 PM
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Rookie==Very nice on that shine. Hope to finish mine today. Had the boat winterized today, and changed the oil. SAD DAY..
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Old 11-08-2011 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 07DominatorSS
You want something easy? Honest to god, use the BioKleen Hull Kleener. There is literally no effort. Spray on, and soft brush off and done.
Agreed! I use the same, BioKleen Hull Kleener, just spray and rinse and they always look like new.
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Old 11-08-2011 | 11:13 PM
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i also use the works toilet boul cleaner.pour it on,brush it,then ronse it off
Yeppo!! Go to Dollar General and its a buck Stuff works great.
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Old 11-10-2011 | 08:51 AM
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I use Bon Ami cleanser, Mitch at MitcherT got me hooked on this stuff. I started using on my vinyl rub rail. I tried it on my tips because they looked bad, cleaned them right up, look like new.
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Old 11-10-2011 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonSmith
I used a guy named Paco. I picked him up at Home Depot for $25 and he washed, waxed and detailed my entire boat & truck.
Wonder if Paco will travel???
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