I stripped the paint off my grab bar last night, and polished it.
Just for those who might be wondering, I used elbow grease. Started with 200 grit sand paper, and worked my way through 320, 500, 800, 1000, 1200 and 1500. Then wet sanded twice with 1200 and again with 1500. Used Mothers aluminum polish with a buffing disc from Advance Auto, and it looks rather good. Will be buffing with power buffer and disc every few days until I am satisfied. Thinking about clear coat once I like the shine.
And I know...
It's just a pain in the a$$ to load pics from camera to computer, then to Image shack, then resize them. But for those that want to know how it looks, I'll scratch yall behind the ears a bit. It looks like polished aluminum.
Just for those who might be wondering, I used elbow grease. Started with 200 grit sand paper, and worked my way through 320, 500, 800, 1000, 1200 and 1500. Then wet sanded twice with 1200 and again with 1500. Used Mothers aluminum polish with a buffing disc from Advance Auto, and it looks rather good. Will be buffing with power buffer and disc every few days until I am satisfied. Thinking about clear coat once I like the shine.
And I know...
It's just a pain in the a$$ to load pics from camera to computer, then to Image shack, then resize them. But for those that want to know how it looks, I'll scratch yall behind the ears a bit. It looks like polished aluminum.
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