I was only going to wetsand if I really needed it. I didn't know if tripoli was strong enough to remove those marks.
Forgot to mention. If you can catch your fingernail on it...you know the rest.
Paint work is no real challenge anymore. Anybody is capable of getting professional results.
Bright work is very rewarding. Aluminum is like the arm candy girlfriend of years gone by. Beautiful, sexy, and up for anything. You can ride her hard, and put her out to pasture wet. She can become ragged around the edges, her gloss can fall off. Short cuts and quickies will at times bring out her best. She relishes your skillful tactics and rewards you with unparalleled gratification.
Stainless steel on the other hand, is the rock solid prima donna that impresses all with her beauty. Functional. Durable. She does not respond well to short cuts, and her blemishes, though minor and undetected by many, are a source of contention. Unlike her counterpart, she requires an intensive day spa treatment as opposed to a body massage to keep her looking best. Higher speeds/SFPM's, a careful eye, and gradual increments are REQUIRED to get her to satisfaction, and to bring us to jubilation.
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...Sometimes the more you sand the more the defects show.
Sometimes I go to 1500 grit before my stand polisher and rouges.
...I always go with the least sanding grit possible first but it then may require going to a lower grit and start over again. Stainless can be very deceptive through the polishing process depending on your requirements of the end results. Just my experiences as an anal stainless polisher.
We tend to use this derogatory term as a badge of honor. I prefer to view myself as dedicated to the pursuit of perfection when attacking these situations. Nothing less will be accepted. There's a preconceived gameplan that's to be followed, but her grains may pull us in another direction if she is to be brought back to her full glory.
There are those that post muti-hour paint correction, fastidiously nuancing every drop of gloss that they can. But report of using #0000 ss wool/metal polish on the exhaust tips...We CRINGE at reading this.
Anyhoo, Unlike paint correction, metal finishers go about their work seldomly strategizing alike, but ending up with the same fulfillment.
Enough from me for now.
Will see you around the forums
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