Posted by J.Horton
Tom, you can often buff out smaller parts by mounting the buffer upside-down in your vice, locking the trigger switch down with masking tape, then moving the parts against the buffing wheel.
Buffing Small Parts
Re: Buffing Small Parts
Posted by Tom
That's a great idea!
Tom
That's a great idea!
Tom
Re: Buffing Small Parts
Posted by Simon Campbell
I did this last weekend on my grille. Put the drill in a special bench mount and put a buffing wheel on it. Then I set it permananetly running, and polished the grill bars. Worked a treat.
I also did my rear light lenses at the same time (I did this when I remembered you did your rear lights this way at your office). When I gave them back to my painter today he asked me if I had bought new lenses! Nice one. Thanks Tom.
I did this last weekend on my grille. Put the drill in a special bench mount and put a buffing wheel on it. Then I set it permananetly running, and polished the grill bars. Worked a treat.
I also did my rear light lenses at the same time (I did this when I remembered you did your rear lights this way at your office). When I gave them back to my painter today he asked me if I had bought new lenses! Nice one. Thanks Tom.
Re: Buffing Small Parts
Posted by Tom
Simon,
I'm glad you got good results with the buffing!
My problem lies with the buffing of the clearcoat on a painted surface. Care must be taken to keep the orbital buffing wheel's face flat to the surface or else the the buffer will gouge the paint surface. Buffing aluminum, and plastic allows more room for error because they're harder than paint.
Tom
Simon,
I'm glad you got good results with the buffing!
My problem lies with the buffing of the clearcoat on a painted surface. Care must be taken to keep the orbital buffing wheel's face flat to the surface or else the the buffer will gouge the paint surface. Buffing aluminum, and plastic allows more room for error because they're harder than paint.
Tom