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Thread Number: 5376
polishing the Royal |
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| Post# 59883 , Reply# 2 2/4/2009 at 16:56 (5,551 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
"hard Polishing compound can be used by starting your pad and then placing the stick against the revolving polish pad, kind of like a crayon." Absolutely right But the idea is not to completely color the pad with too much compound - it takes very little to effectively polish the metal surface. Use sparingly. Watch the surface slowly start to shine, then really bear down on a flat area and watch it come up dazzleing. It is this heavy pressure bearing down that will remove the surface tarnish and 'water spotted' effect. as you polish up the flat areas the edges of the pad will peripherally get in the inside curves and crevices. Practise , practise, practise on the flat areas and then go specifically after the crevices. I mainly use the hand drill method and follow up with a smaller dremel tool pad for difficult areas, then do the whole thing on the bench buffer if necessary. Dave 
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| Post# 59884 , Reply# 3 2/4/2009 at 17:12 (5,551 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Whoops, bad pic.
Wasn't until I posted the pic I realized it looks shiny, yes, but also appears severely pitted with sandblasting. It's dust from the carpet vacuuming. Here is the polished aluminum Electrolux PN-4 (goes with my 1205) after wiping off with a towel. LOL This PN was very sad looking, dull and badly scratched when I got it but since I didn't have a polished one and the filthy rubber bumper was otherwise in great condition I brought it home. Last week I gave it the 'treatment' with high hopes. The water spotting effect sometimes seen on aluminum was gradually eliminated with serious bearing down with the buffer. It does require the piece being buffed to be firmly seated or secured to something lest the spinning wheel shoot it across the room. In this case I used a board with a bump stop nailed to it and then a towel over the board. I laid this on the floor against the wall's baseboard and just put my full determined 135 lb weight behind the drill. Dave 
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| Post# 59885 , Reply# 4 2/4/2009 at 17:31 (5,551 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 59893 , Reply# 6 2/4/2009 at 18:39 (5,551 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I have 2 of the Mothers Power Balls. I have not tried them on any of my Kirbys yet but they do a great job on the Aluminum rims on teh Deville and the Crown Vic. It works especially well in small hard to get to areas. Sam | ||
| Post# 59903 , Reply# 7 2/4/2009 at 22:35 (5,551 days old) by luxg () | ||
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What are Mother's Power Balls and just wondering where you get them? Thanks | ||
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