Josh Z Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I would Like some polishing equipment. pm me what you have and a price shipped to 84757. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Getting in to real polishing huh? Get ready to walk outta the garage looking like a coal minor. Any wayit would problably almost be a waste to buy used polishing equipment. First you gotta know that the life on polishing equipment is usually short lived for guys who polish alot. So for anything other then your motor and base, it is almost more practical to just hunt down a place with all the expendables for cheap. There are a ton of places with polishing wheels and compounds on clearance almost all the time. For instance, Lowes is switching one of their vendors, meaning they have to liquidate all their old product to update their inventory system. For me and you that means $1.00 compound sticks (aggressive to ultra fine) , $2.00 wheels, $0.50 wheel chucks, etc. I have gone to sears lately and they have a three pack of compound on sale as well. It is always on sale for like $10.00 come to think of it. The bonus is that it is three brick style compound. Emery cake for that tough stuff, white tripoli for medium duty, and a red rouge to make any one finish like a pro. Just be careful with that emery cake it is ultra aggressive and will really eat metal. I have seen quite a few dudes just get lazy on the polishing and try to short cut on lighter work and get way to aggressive with it and make pipes look like they were cast aluminum textured. Jmo man, good luck and put up some pix of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Z Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Thank you! we are just doing it as a hobby for now and to learn what we can! Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctroger24 Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) Check Harbor Freight for the actual bench buffers. I got my 6in for under $40 on sale. They have an 8in with more HP for around $70. Work out great for someone starting out. http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=buffer Edited January 3, 2011 by ctroger24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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