• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Paint and Polish Prep - What am I doing wrong?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
Thanks Mike, I tend to avoid Bunnings whereever possible, can't stand the place.

Those look to be a similar price (maybe even a couple of cents dearer) than the one I just located here in Brissie www.bolt.com.au.

Unfortunately they're only open Monday to Friday, and I need to see what tapered bit size I need for my bench grinder also.
 
That's interesting. I haven't had a chance to talk to anyone yet, but from what I've seen I'm assuming you need to put a tapered bit onto the straight shaft to use the sisel wheels and polishing mops etc.

If I'm wrong that's good, as it's just an assumption based on what I've seen so far.
 
Unless you are looking for a mirror polish finish, 600 is are fine as you need to go. I recommend sanding out all the pitting, working up to 600 before transfering over to the buffer. The coarse cutting compound and a sturdy stiched wheel is the key from my experience.

For paper, 3M stuff is the best over here in the US. Norton is decent as well.

Oh, and forget about polishing that steel starter cover. Paint that thing or look for a new chrome one. Steel is not for polishing.

Good luck
 
Nessism said:
Unless you are looking for a mirror polish finish, 600 is are fine as you need to go. I recommend sanding out all the pitting, working up to 600 before transfering over to the buffer. The coarse cutting compound and a sturdy stiched wheel is the key from my experience.

For paper, 3M stuff is the best over here in the US. Norton is decent as well.

Oh, and forget about polishing that steel starter cover. Paint that thing or look for a new chrome one. Steel is not for polishing.

Good luck
Click to expand...
i have heard it all now , my job is about 50% polishing metals , i hardly ever use sand paper , i start with 120 grit buffing wheel , then go to 200 or 220 , then 300 , then 500 grit wheel then stycel with 550 or 600 grit cake compound . if i cant get to it with a wheel i use polishing stones and mystery oil or trany fluid
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top