I was going to edit the other thread, but realised i couldn’t, so anyway, here it is.
My first buffing job from a complete porous cast, i’m really proud of the results for a preliminary polish, but there’s a bit more touching up to do, and i’m going to concentrate on technique. Always looking for that better finish. It’s going into a race-car and alot of it will be covered, so there are areas i didn’t focus on heavily, but once everything else is done it should look nice.
Finished off with green compound for the shine.
Process was, black compound with sisal just to knock the cast down and see the surface.
80 greaseless
120 sandpaper on a drillbit
240 on a drillbit
320 on a drillbit
A little hit with 400 wet by hand, with soap just to shine up and assess the surface.
black emery with cloths on a dremel and the angled buff drill
brown compound with dremel and angled buff drill
white and a little green mix for the inside on the dremel
then green all over on the angle buff drill.
Was basically experimentation just to see what worked and what didnt, i think i have a good process mapped out now for next time.
The finish rivals chrome but could be a little clearer in places, always trying to improve.
Appreciate any comments, suggestions or pointers

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