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-====== REF: Shop Notes and Tips ======
+====== REF: Service Procedures 46 ======
 ====== Trying to Get a Mirror Finish on Stainless Steel ======
-This is an attempt to get a mirror finish on stainless starting from scratch and without any scratches. \\
+This is an attempt to get a mirror finish on stainless and without any scratches. \\
 Hand sanding only was used in the pics below on a scrap piece of angle. \\
 This shows a progression starting from raw filed material as in a newly fabricated part. \\
-|Starting as shaped with a file||
+|Starting as shaped with a file.||
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-|A course sanding block smoothed it out some but it's too flexible and began rounding the corners||Finish still scratched but beginning|
+|A course sanding block smoothed it out some but it's too flexible and began rounding the corners.||Finish still scratched but beginning.|
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-|3M polishing compound applied with the sanding \\ block|That brought out more shine.|However, it did nothing for the scratches.|
+|3M polishing compound applied with the sanding \\ block.|That brought out more shine.|However, it did nothing for the scratches.|
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-|This is sold as "3M Safety Walk" (applied on steps to keep your feet from slipping). \\ It makes for a good rough sandpaper and looks to be more coarse than 60 grit.||
+|This is sold as "3M Safety Walk" (applied on steps to keep your feet from slipping). \\ It makes for a good rough sandpaper and looks to rival the 60 grit paper in front.||
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+|After using 400 grit, the lines are fading out but too much pressure was applied while sanding and light scratches appeared. \\ They still won't polish out with white compound.|||
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+|A cloth wheel on a drill was useless and added more scratches.||
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+|This is a 3 pack polishing compound from Home Depot for hard metal. The yellow is for stainless.||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:polishing_stainless_48.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:polishing_stainless_49.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|It's bringing out the shine but not cutting well enough.|||
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+|The black was better but left hot spots in the finish and it wouldn't polish away. \\ It came off with 3M liquid polish.|||
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-|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_58_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|Aside from the hotspots, it's starting to rival the pipes.|3 more passes with black, 2 with yellow and 1 with HF red. Needs more sanding.||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_58_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_59_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_60_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|Sanded back down by hand only with wet 400, dry 600 and 1200 grit. \\ Then wet sanded with steel wool and polished with the black stick.||The black stick when rubbed across the metal \\ will scratch it.|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_61_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_63_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_64_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|Neither a slow or fast motion with the Dremil made better or worse swirls.||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_65_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_66_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|However, the excess polish buildup was caused by loading too much polish on the wheel. \\ A wheel rake was used to remove the excess polish which made it more manageable on the next run.||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:polishing_wheel_rake_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_73_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|Starting with the corners.|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_67_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|A clean dry pad found some un-noticed glazing after polishing and removed it slowly.|||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_68_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_69_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_70_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|Finish is now more smooth with less scratches and marring.||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_71_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_72_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+| Surface re-sanded with 600 grit paper and repolished. ((photos by Hippysmack))  |||
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_74_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_75_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_77_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:polishing_stainless_78_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:polishing_stainless_79_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_80_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_87_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| {{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_81_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| {{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_82_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_83_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_84_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
+|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_85_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:notes:polishing_stainless_86_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
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