polishing tools..

01CBR929RR · 09-26-2005, 11:56 AM

what are some good polishing tools to look into if i wanted to do some metal polishing (frames, swingarms, exhaust, stuff like that). mostly talking about the buffing part like a buffing wheel... dremmel is too small to polish something like a swingarm..

figment · 09-26-2005, 12:39 PM

mouse sander?

dbgoff · 09-26-2005, 1:58 PM

there are several buffing attachments that would work on the end of a cordless drill. Dont forget the polishing paste, very important.

Jake · 09-26-2005, 4:39 PM

Air tools. Air sander. Something that I call the "whizzer tool" which is comprable to a dremmel that works with air. That with the round white cloth (don't know the name) that fits into it and some rouge (what truckers use on there bling tanks).

CBR929RE · 09-26-2005, 5:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jake

Air tools. Air sander. Something that I call the "whizzer tool" which is comprable to a dremmel that works with air. That with the round white cloth (don't know the name) that fits into it and some rouge (what truckers use on there bling tanks).

I was cutting a little piece of metal one time with a grinding wheel on a whizzer and a spark hit me dead in the middle of the forehead. It was one of those, "ow, dammit" moments.

Jake · 09-26-2005, 6:08 PM

13,000 rpms, I can definately see it being an owe, dammit moment.

MrX954 · 09-30-2005, 12:16 PM

I used a DA sander for 15hrs when I polished the passenger peg brackets on my F4i (RIP

) had to listen to the friggin compressor like non stop but I went from DA sander getting it smooth down to some crazy like 2000grit paper then did the rest by hand, that pretty much sucked ass.

My 954 remains unpolished.