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Recently, I got myself a 60's classic Prevost bus. The entire bottom half of the 35' coach is stainless, which hasn't been polished since the mid 80's, so dull would be an understatement.
I've searched the site, as well as www, and can't find much info on this subject. There're lots of people polishing an exhaust tip here and there, or SS trim, which seem simple enough with a jar of metal or aluminum/mag polish, but hundreds of square feet?
This one site I found:
http://www.buses101.com/mirror_polished__skins.htm
Recommends putting cotton wheels onto a grinder (for some reason, they say a polisher would burn out, but I doubt it), and polishing using the sides. But this seem like a long and clumsy process.
And then I found this on our own forum:
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=25506
It gave me some encouragement, but I have to adapt it for my much larger job.
So, I'm thinking of using a wool pad on my rotary (which I've never done before), with M105. If that doesn't bring out the necessary shine, then maybe follow up with M205?
If this does work, then I would wonder why the metal polishing industry hasn't picked up on this new technique. The usual metal polishing process (with their black/green compound and felt wheels) seem way too tedious in comparison. It isn't unusual to see people spend months polishing a stainless Prevost or MCI coach.
What's everyone's opinion / advice on this project?
Thanks in advance.
I've searched the site, as well as www, and can't find much info on this subject. There're lots of people polishing an exhaust tip here and there, or SS trim, which seem simple enough with a jar of metal or aluminum/mag polish, but hundreds of square feet?
This one site I found:
http://www.buses101.com/mirror_polished__skins.htm
Recommends putting cotton wheels onto a grinder (for some reason, they say a polisher would burn out, but I doubt it), and polishing using the sides. But this seem like a long and clumsy process.
And then I found this on our own forum:
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=25506
It gave me some encouragement, but I have to adapt it for my much larger job.
So, I'm thinking of using a wool pad on my rotary (which I've never done before), with M105. If that doesn't bring out the necessary shine, then maybe follow up with M205?
If this does work, then I would wonder why the metal polishing industry hasn't picked up on this new technique. The usual metal polishing process (with their black/green compound and felt wheels) seem way too tedious in comparison. It isn't unusual to see people spend months polishing a stainless Prevost or MCI coach.
What's everyone's opinion / advice on this project?
Thanks in advance.
