Tips and tricks on how to polish & buff stainless steel auto trim.
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@debbiepaxson28347 жыл бұрын
A really informative video for the amateur restorer! Thank you very much.
@gregandsueplummer67596 жыл бұрын
I'm just learning how to restore SS auto trim and this was a great introductory video set. Thanks!
@iainrobinson81204 жыл бұрын
Top ten video. I kind of knew ho to do this but really clear explanations brought it all together and no timewasting chit chat. Very good, thanks.
@adbayobay11 жыл бұрын
Excellent job, After seeing your video I decided to perform the polishing for my Impala saving me soe big bucks. I have my own shop with all tool and materials and it worked out perfect. Thank you Sir very much
@TRyan-op2jo6 жыл бұрын
Great series of videos! Thank you so much!
@ThaddeusSteven8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It provided all the details, equipment, procedure, where to purchase, and most importanttly something that is so often overlooked Safety.
@thomaswild90448 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!! I'm restoring my 65 GTO and with your instructions i'll be saving a lot of money. Thanks very much.
@amyli13883 жыл бұрын
We are sisal buff wheel ,cloth buff wheel manufacturer ,if need ,plesase contact my email :amy@cfabrasives.com
@suno19849 жыл бұрын
This is a GREAT video series. Thanls for the help!
@RenewTheRWandBlue11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make this video, very informative!
@DOLRED10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I just had frame and paint work done on a 25 yr old vehicle. There are stainless steel panels mounted as well. I noticed primer overspray on aluminum trim and tried some 600 paper I have. Wow, it left the aluminum cleaned up. Then I used it to clean up some old corrosion on the stainless and same result. So I was checking here to see what you really should do. Learned something. I will do more on the stainless after seeing your 3 videos.
@christopherlynn46927 жыл бұрын
Thanks, very informative and a help for me with my stainless moldings for my 70 Mach 1.
@godholio11 жыл бұрын
Great videos, I can see where I've been wasting a fair amount of time on some Sting Ray trim. Great tips on the different directions with the buffing wheels, too.
@fordor10012 жыл бұрын
Very well done video's. They were all informative. I wish everyone was as clear as you are in explaining things. Thanks for the info. It will help me improve my work. I have lots of stainless on my 40 ford.
@andriarnarson384610 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vidoe series. Alot of good pointers there.
@Veetzbd211 жыл бұрын
cool video, ive got an interview for metal linesher/polisher and i'm a welder and did'nt know much about this process, helpful video, thanks :)
@mikeranus37737 жыл бұрын
What a pro. That stuff came out so nice.
@candorguy12 жыл бұрын
Great video! Trademark secrets of a pro at its best. Thumbs up!
@jeanglobensky29419 жыл бұрын
That's what it's all about how to, really well explained and shown, with tricks of the trades, I had a basic Idea how to do it, but now I added a few more steps to have great results, yes it's in my favorite, comes spring time...(one day,man) il attempt to refurbish my grill moulding on my 69' Sport Satellite
@dianaszabo47898 жыл бұрын
Great video, very helpful,thank you!
@QQTrick1QQ11 жыл бұрын
Great, in depth lesson, thanks for your time.
@jsteezthedj3 жыл бұрын
Great Video!
@Motown45410 жыл бұрын
It looks great. I'm going to be trying this on my Camaro Thanks for the video. Awesome buffer.
@patrickharrand4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your skills.
@robroy9829 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I picked up on a lot of tips! One thing I do use is a respirator while buffing because of the polishing dust.
@amyli13883 жыл бұрын
We are sisal buff wheel ,cloth buff wheel manufacturer ,if need ,plesase contact my email :amy@cfabrasives.com
@cheaterman98 жыл бұрын
great video very good instructions!!!
@AnCap2175 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch. Can’t wait to use your approach on my ‘56 bel air trim
@kevinbecker47197 жыл бұрын
Great video, no BS intro stupid music or advertising. Just good info. Good job man.
@marcellinasfigaro33729 жыл бұрын
Well done series.
@johnnypmaldonado92510 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your knowledge.!!
@mikedaugharty55445 ай бұрын
Great series on polishing stainless your videos were very good information thank you Sir for doing it I'm working on my 69 charger
@jbart8854 Жыл бұрын
Great videos. Thanks
@bobsinclair6165 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge sir
@truckpolisher11 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation for the pad uses and rouge. This should help allot of car guys get results.Plus I couldn't stress the safety enough, once that pad takes your work piece it usually to late to stop it.
@old-style86428 жыл бұрын
Awesome fucken video... You rock man👌
@300Bchrysler10 жыл бұрын
I used same buffer to do all trim on our 300 b chrysler,,,,took me some 6 weeks to complete. Came out perfect and now can do with confidence for future needs. Found working indoors was far too noisy, dirty and dangerous,,,a part taking flight for example. I had a 6 ft sq piece of cardboard from a packing box. Laid it my driveway and each day I would drag the buffer and set it on the cardboard. When done each day, the cardboard would be covered with debris from the polishes and the wheels. I would then take this cardboard, bend it a bit and dump this massive amount of stuff in the trash,,,ergo instant cleanup with perhaps a touch up from my battery powered portable leaf blower. Also setting the buffer on this cardboard eliminating the tendency for the buffer to jump and skate about on my paver driveway. Also had some wireless headphones that protected my hearing,,,,buffing can be extremely hard on your hearing,,,,and listen to the radio or music as I worked. All in all a very satisfying almost Zen like experience with the final outcome that turned out a better product than I could ever have wished to pay for.
@Mrvegasmax7778 жыл бұрын
Thanks good job I bet I will try my hand at it now.
@charlesholifield276311 жыл бұрын
great video. very helpful i might start my own business..
@Iliketoweldandbraze11 жыл бұрын
Nice tip. Thanks for showing.
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V84 жыл бұрын
that's going to look great on my 98 Lincoln Mark VIII I'm going to have painted, and restored with upgrades
@The_BIG_salad2 жыл бұрын
It literally came out looking like it was freshly chrome plated. Beautiful
@denneberg10 жыл бұрын
Great videos. Hope you are going to make one of those polishing videos you talked about.
@robinramirez21858 жыл бұрын
great video brother
@brianblackburn27434 жыл бұрын
Cody. Love your video's. I have been working on my trim and doing the steps as you have taught. I actually have gone to 2000 grit on the D.A. and then to the wheels. I have tried several times and at the end can STILL see the orbital marks that create a haze to the finish. What am I doing wrong?
@fireshack Жыл бұрын
Inspiring!
@MrBronsen155 жыл бұрын
I need that workshop 😍
@linglingjr5 жыл бұрын
Man, I am a little freaked out now thinking about some of the weird shapes stainless I'm going to have to hold up to that buffer it really is a massive "U" with each end about 3 or four feet long. I will definitely be practicing and getting as comfortable as possible with the straight pieces first.
@redd91512 жыл бұрын
Great videos, very informative and straight to the point!
@garybriand6712 Жыл бұрын
A great job of organizing and delivering your verbal commentary. Better video resolution would help when showing the results.
@steveworthington90174 жыл бұрын
Amazing work, very informative, can you let me know how to purchase the wheels and rouge bars from, I'm in Barbados and we don't have anything like these in the stores, everything specialised like this has to be imported in so what starts out being inexpensive generally ends up being very expensive, thank you in advance
@rishabhjain49099 жыл бұрын
nice work..
@plastic14929 жыл бұрын
great videos >> very good info for cleaning up and buffing stainless steel , just wish i would have come across your videos before i installed the front and rear mouldings on my classic --- my mouldings aren't that bad, can i tape them up and buff them on the vehicle ?
@LysanderLH3 жыл бұрын
I want your coveralls! Carhartt? Also, why don’t buffers have a safety clutch?
@PAULPINBALL10 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@longarmdrums10 жыл бұрын
I'm doing a 57 Chev sedan delivery...Have just bought a bench top grinder(3400)and buffer wheels an some compound(green)..love your vid ..it will be a big help..cutting ,polishing direction and go length ways..things that i would have had to learn the hard way..lol..thx you for your post!..the one thing that i wish was that I could make extensions..do they sell them or is it bought like that../ from the grinder to the wheel?..
@Tonefiend6 жыл бұрын
Great series of videos! I admit I suck at polishing there are some good tips here. A couple things all at, try using hard rubber blocks and be conscious of keeping the edges and contours sharp. Also the first rule of machine shop safety is no gloves and long sleeves on a polisher or grinder.
@thomasmaniece33866 жыл бұрын
yeah,you Need Gloves!,steel trim on an airway buff grabs the wheel,and you have no gloves...you will possibly be looking around the machine for missing fingers..no joke
@kylewilliams74519 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you.
@GeofDumas12 жыл бұрын
excellent work
@wyattbrule126884 жыл бұрын
Honestly have more questions now... what are the differences in fabrics for the buffing wheels? Flannel, cotton, wool, tightly wound...? Lots to figure out there. What are the differences in the compounds? How many are there? Which wheels can you use them on? I started a little stainless buffing in my garage for a sculpture I’m making and I get these dark streaks on the stainless after buffing some times. Also, I’ve heard the material won’t polish as nice with it being a higher temperature from the friction involved in buffing and polishing, is that true? I have a flannel wheel and a cloth wheel, what difference do they make? You mentioned rouge... what is that?
@ford9598112 жыл бұрын
Thanks now I can start my trim on my 260z
@amyli13883 жыл бұрын
We are sisal buff wheel ,cloth buff wheel manufacturer ,if need ,plesase contact my email :amy@cfabrasives.com
@davidbrown-553 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy your buffer and materials? Great demo
@buffi94412 жыл бұрын
A good trades man.
@Xyerth10 жыл бұрын
thanx!!!! gonna be polishing 80 brand new SS spokes for my cafe bike rebuild. Any tips for that? If not, I will incorporate your tips as well. Thanx again.
@gg1306021112 жыл бұрын
Nice video!, I am facing trouble polishing zinc die castings having pitting. They are unable to be noticed at the time of polishing but are quite prominent at the time of chrome plating. Have you tried copper buffing
@CudaCody12 жыл бұрын
@SpikeTheSpiker Wish I could help, but I've not worked with brushed chrome. Sounds like a cool lighter though!
@buffi94411 жыл бұрын
looks good
@ELBigYuyo12 жыл бұрын
thanks for the tip on caswell plating!! can you polish industrial (mate finish) stainless steel to a mirror finish with the same method you mention on the vid? ps: is that an FJ40 on the back??
@CudaCody12 жыл бұрын
@65SATisfaction You can expect a lot of fibers to become airborne while using the rake to clean the wheel. It can be pretty messy and I wouldn't suggest doing it indoors. Good luck with the '65 Satellite! :)
@charlesmartelinhodeouromar80588 жыл бұрын
como faço prá adquirir essas escovas ou disco de polimento, to precisando polir as minhas Ferramentas
@piesho8 жыл бұрын
I have the knowledge now, I have some work to do, all I need now is to buy some tools :)
@thederrick196612 жыл бұрын
nice videos i got a question how would u do it with a 8 ft piece of trim i mean u cant hold it right and not mess it up trying to buff how would u do it
@CudaCody12 жыл бұрын
As long as it's stainless steel it should polish up the same way. If possible, find a spare to practice on first. :) Stainless looks so good when polished out!
@mabsbry13184 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@oldschoolauto9 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the smal Anvil?
@shahroonrashid27863 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@wesleyakachino11 жыл бұрын
nice buffing machine...!
@deweydodo66914 жыл бұрын
Have you done chrome wheel trim rings ? Not sure if the curb rash will heal out .
@hiteshshah85926 жыл бұрын
Hello, Need to know which machine is suitable for manufacturing indian stainless steel lota. Awaiting your revert
@teeroee9 жыл бұрын
good stuff but it seems like some of the detail crease in the middle gets lost. I don't see that line as much as I did when you started in that area.
@capeman105 жыл бұрын
Eight years and counting, great video, thanks for the guidance. I would like to do a bicycle.
@NathanWilsonDrivingDreams5 жыл бұрын
What do you use to protect it and keep it from getting cloudy after polishing? I've gotten pretty good at getting the mirror finish, but it seems to lose it's shine very quickly and look worse than before polishing. Thanks.
@gregmeeks27532 жыл бұрын
oil
@anthonysantillo13582 жыл бұрын
Very Kool I'll give it a shot.Thank you, trim is too much cash
@65SATisfaction12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Cody, a great help. I've used my garage buffer and get results I'm real happy with. I want to move indoors for the winter. What are your thoughts on the level of dust or fibers from the wheels and process? I didn't see too much in my garage, but I kept the door open. Is this going to leave a layer of dust everywhere indoors? I'm 1/2 way done with a '65 Satellite. Thanks again!
@jrstoys199211 ай бұрын
H😊
@antdiggitychevy32914 жыл бұрын
🤘🤘🤘
@tkirkwood3366 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Dragonborn__5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully somebody replies to this as I know it’s an old video. I just finished polishing the stainless steel T-top roof trim from my 77 corvette. This was my first time using the buffing wheel. It came out really nice but there as still some fine scratches throughout the part if you look at it under bright light. There are also a few spots that look cloudy. Now I only polished it with white diamond, then the green stainless polish and actually finished it off with red compound. Is there something I might have done wrong or will stainless always have some fine scratches in it from polishing?
@phoenixblack12202 жыл бұрын
The type of buffer wheel and the horsepower of the buffer motor plays a big part. I have found that you need a minimum of a 3/4hp motor to make stainless shine. Also, as Cody pointed out, make sure to start with sisel wheel to kind of, set the tone of the buffing.
@B15SDMDESIGNS9 ай бұрын
I followed this exactly but i still end up with a very light haze that i just cant get rid off. Its super frustrating.
@MrSprocket2u11 жыл бұрын
Hi , just woundering what rpm you are running on your buffing mach:
@yvairguy10 жыл бұрын
putting your compound on the floor will pick up grit and load it onto your wheel.....
@paslanmazpolisajimalattan121210 жыл бұрын
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@ghffrsfygdhfjkjiysdz2 жыл бұрын
Pulling or pushing actually does not matter. The speed of the wheel is so much higher than the speed of the rod so that the additional or subtracted speed of the rod is irrelevant. The satin finish from pulling is the extra compound that the wheel threw onto the rod. When you push into the wheel the final surface has no "extra" compound on it, because wheel is turning away from the rod.
@coyoteproject99912 жыл бұрын
thank you for the vidéo. But after sanding with 1500, is it necessary to use the sisal ? perhaps it's more "agressive" than the sanding. use directly the finishing one. no??? or perhaps it was to show us the different steps.
@thomasmaniece33866 жыл бұрын
Sisal buffing with green compound will signifigantly reduse the chances of pinholes in the stainless,which pretty much force you to start over and grind them out stainless in touchy and doesn't like a big gap in operations,as in jumping from 120 to 300,you have to keep everything close to ensure a flawless finish
@momohunkerton42946 жыл бұрын
Nice video, the only way you could be any better is if your name was camaro cody lol
@luisthegoat30064 жыл бұрын
Does titanium buff just as easy??
@SuperHarleyboy19 жыл бұрын
What model Baldor buffer do you have?
@TheHilomx6 Жыл бұрын
what machine do you use
@SpikeTheSpiker12 жыл бұрын
Hey man, id like to know is there anything I can do to remove or refinish out marks and scratches from brushed chrome? My girl friend got me a brushed chrome engraved zippo and I've dropped it a few times and it's gotten marks on it, id like to remove the marks and store it away without removing the engraving, any advice? thanks.
@govindarajulu70547 жыл бұрын
very good job well experience I like verymuch
@macallanvintage11 жыл бұрын
Most YT videos show restoration and polishing with the trim removed. That's easy because you have full mobility of that item you wanna polish. How about NOT removing that part.....and doing it while that part is still attached to the vehicle? Now THAT'S something unique that requires very high skill level, much more patience and time.
@abidpathan945212 жыл бұрын
how mach rpm uare moter i am us 2800 rpm moter and stil pool whil and baff
@dennislumacad66915 жыл бұрын
Sir I am stainless steel polisher for more than a year how can to apply for this in your country thanks.,
@4estGimp12 жыл бұрын
ZIppos are guaranteed for life. Email them and see if they'll fix the finish.