Dave,
My father always had a buffing wheel in our garage. I've used it to polish things like Normandy Hubs, seatposts and various brake caliper and brake levers. I have also seen other components that have been drilled and polished that really looked pretty good to me. I knew a man named Frank Spivey, a machinist, that used to re-contour components and polish them. He could make ordinary stuff look incredible. I don't think this technique would be appropriate, however, for museum quality restorations. I like polishing though because it breathes new life into components that would be otherwise overlooked.
Regards,
Jim Narlesky San Jose, CA
ps: Be sure to wear eye protection!
> I was going to post to the list to enquire about polishing parts, using
> polishing wheels and asking the CR population if they've any advice. I've
> got all sorts of hand polishes, but I've been wondering about getting a
> wheel set up for the parts that require deeper scratches taken out.
>
> Anyway, before I posted I figured I'd do a little Google search and see
what
> I could discover. I came across this site: http://www.caswellplating.com/
> that seems to have buffing equipment and supplies as well as plating and
> anodizing kits. Seems pretty neat. Perhaps cost effective in the long run
> for those hoping to restore parts that are hard to find (or too
expensive)?
>
> Now all I need is a way to mould my own gum rubber hoods! :-)
>
> Anyone care to share their thoughts on the above issues?
>
> David Bilenkey
> in cold (-3 Celsius), but sunny Ottawa