Metal Polish Hack (for lazy polishing)

[riverrandy]

A buddy of mine brought me some 3M 3000 grit polishing pads to play with. I could not imagine what I would ever use them for, but he said some people polish glass with them. I had very bad mineral and rust on my windshield so I gave it a try. These things are like a scotchbright pad with stuff on one side. They took 47 years of grim right off the glass like it was dust. I was so excited I was doing every piece of glass I could find. Then I turned it onto chrome and stainless steel. OMG!!! The pads are 5" round, and the stuff does fade, but I was polishing rusty SS tubing like wiping bugs off a windshield.

These things are sold by the box and not cheep, also the DA sander was a bit cumbersome and too fast, so I cut one of the pads into 2" circles and attached to my Dremel cleaning tool. perfect size for all the nooks and crannies, but the "stuff" kept wearing off. So I added some polishing compound to the mix and wholly ship!

 

[SEVEN]

Where did you get the pads? I’d love it o try it on my stanchions.

 

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Where did you get the pads? I’d love it o try it on my stanchions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVz6l9s-by0

 

[riverrandy]

I am in League City TX and got it from Blackburn Marine. The pads in the Video look different to me. I do not have the box they came in, but I will get a picture of the box/pad, and post. The video makes it look like a paper, where these are similar to a scotchbright pad.

 

[riverrandy]

Turns out these pads are of 3M's Finesse-it line, item number 64974. it is called a refining disc. A box of 20 pads is about $45, but they go a long way...

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Looks like they come in 6" or 5".

Here is the 5":

https://www.nhbragg.com/2951045/pro...r-fine-silicon-carbide-abrasive-hook-and-loop