Reconditioning a polished Whipple

[Blown3.8]

Look out Doom someones coming for you.:)

[RacerX]

Shiny! Nice!!! :)

[jflave]

Looks good Chris, lot of work.

[BODYMAN]

VERY nice Chris! That is alot of work

[fastblackmerc]

NICE!!!! :drool: :beer::banana2:

[CBT]

Man, talk about before and after :beer:

[cougar9150]

Very very nice, looking to do some polishing on a couple faded items I have. Got any pointers or recommendations on compounds and pads to use. Looking to get that same finish back but haven't had luck with what I've tried so far. Thanks.

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[musclemerc]

Keep em comming Chris!

MORE.......MORE......

[guspech750]

Wow!! Wow!! And Wow!! That looks fantastic.

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[ctrlraven]

Nice work Chris!

[Blown3.8]

Thanks guys. Its alot easier restoring something that was already polished.

Cougar, get a buffing motor and mount it to a table if you don't already have one. I use this one http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders/8-inch-bench-grinder-buffer-94327.html If I bought another one I would get one with more HP:D. This one bogs down when you really wanna dig in to get a scratch.

Use the stiched pad to get the heavy oxidation out and I use the black or grey compound to get the heavy stuff off or get scratches out. Then use the loose pad with green compound gives a nice shine to aluminum.:coolman:

Then I use mothers polish or that master formula stuff to rub out the leftovers from the buffer. (Ok CBT I give you permission to run with that one)

[CBT]

Then I use mothers polish or that master formula stuff to rub out the leftovers from the buffer. (Ok CBT I give you permission to run with that one)

You had me at "rub". :)

[cougar9150]

Thanks guys. Its alot easier restoring something that was already polished.

Cougar, get a buffing motor and mount it to a table if you don't already have one. I use this one http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders/8-inch-bench-grinder-buffer-94327.html If I bought another one I would get one with more HP:D. This one bogs down when you really wanna dig in to get a scratch.

Use the stiched pad to get the heavy oxidation out and I use the black or grey compound to get the heavy stuff off or get scratches out. Then use the loose pad with green compound gives a nice shine to aluminum.:coolman:

Then I use mothers polish or that master formula stuff to rub out the leftovers from the buffer. (Ok CBT I give you permission to run with that one)

Thank you sir. I don't have bench grinder yet but will definitely have one in the near future. Been trying to do it by hand and w/a cordless drill but it just doesn't cut it. I couldn't get a smooth enough finish and then once I polished it all the small scratches showed up even worse.

I'll let you know how my parts turn out and will post some pics. Thanks again.

[Blown3.8]

Yeah you really need to lean on the part to get it real smooth. Usually have to wear gloves as the part gets real hot.

[DOOM]

Usually have to wear gloves as the part gets real hot.

That's what she said! :lol:

[Blown3.8]

Some more progress.