A friend has some deep gouges in a section of his stainless rails on an 58'
Offshore. We assume something like bronze wool would work but what would
you use to bring back the shine? Anybody had success with this and if so
how did you do it?
thanks
Progressive abrasion. Start with a grit just coarse enough to make the
gouge disappear, then use progressively finer material until the finish
matches the original. You'll have better success with power equipment,
but more risk of screwing it up if you go hog wild. For example, I've
made plain mill finish stainless pieces into highly polished finishes
with a simple flap wheel of maybe 180 grit followed by a rag wheel and
grey polishing compound at 2000 rpm mounted on a die grinder or other
tool that can handle applying some decent pressure to get the polished
finish. If you end up with a polished finish with blemishes, you'll need
to add some more steps in the abrasive sequence.
Steve Sipe
4303 Solo "Maerin"
Lying Hospital Point
Frank Burrows wrote:
> A friend has some deep gouges in a section of his stainless rails on an 58'
> Offshore. We assume something like bronze wool would work but what would
> you use to bring back the shine? Anybody had success with this and if so
> how did you do it?
>
> thanks
>
Progressive abrasion. Start with a grit just coarse enough to make the
gouge disappear, then use progressively finer material until the finish
matches the original. You'll have better success with power equipment,
but more risk of screwing it up if you go hog wild. For example, I've
made plain mill finish stainless pieces into highly polished finishes
with a simple flap wheel of maybe 180 grit followed by a rag wheel and
grey polishing compound at 2000 rpm mounted on a die grinder or other
tool that can handle applying some decent pressure to get the polished
finish. If you end up with a polished finish with blemishes, you'll need
to add some more steps in the abrasive sequence.
Steve Sipe
4303 Solo "Maerin"
Lying Hospital Point
