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Old 08-20-2015 | 04:19 PM
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Want to Get myself set up to polish stainless specificly propellers. What would be the best materials and buffer to buy?
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Old 08-20-2015 | 09:57 PM
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Good luck. Stainless is very hard. I tried polishing some exhaust pipes once. Not worth my time. Are you thinking of doing this for your own stuff?
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Old 08-21-2015 | 08:15 AM
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I polished some old stained switchable mufflers up in a hurry with a wheel on a cordless drill and some 3M Finesse-It Rubbing/Cut compound. I was impressed with how well it worked. Any other auto store metal polish wont do hardly anything to SS.
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Old 08-21-2015 | 09:41 AM
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From what I was told (by a local prop guy) Satin finish props perform better than polished.
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Old 08-21-2015 | 10:08 AM
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Look up the Eastwood company, plenty of buffing machines and compounds to choose from
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Old 08-21-2015 | 10:37 AM
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I do all my polishing, both stainless and aluminum, the old fashion way. Wet and dry 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 sand at alternating 90* . Finish up with polish.
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Old 08-21-2015 | 12:39 PM
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rouge polishing compounds and good buffing wheels.
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Old 08-21-2015 | 01:05 PM
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I use NOXON7 on my stainless stuff....GREAT on props if you get a little surface rust, etc....
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Old 09-07-2015 | 12:13 PM
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Buffing wheel I bought at Eastwood, polishing rouge, cheap chineese 8" bench grinder I bought used at Swap o Rama for 10$ 15 years ago

finished off with a foam pad on my Milwaukee angle grinder. I polished the stainless throttle and shifters for my Magnum. I've done a lot of aluminum as well, starting with 800 grit and working my way to 3000 I bead blasted them first. Finished off with 3M Finesse it, and sealed with Zoopseal





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http://www.sears.com/enkay-150-carde...2&blockType=G2

http://www.pjtool.com/polishing-comp...FZKBfgodYSsDFA

The white stuff and a high speed wheel works like butter.
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