Polishing Blades

Don’t worry chaps I have a wheel and waxes to lend him and if you want dates so we can watch him fire blades around his workshop I will keep you posted!:D
Oh and VX927 mr pup has not yet got back to me about moving the wheels but will keep you posted! and my waxes for polish wheels are at Rimus HQ

Don’t worry chaps I have a wheel and waxes to lend him and if you want dates so we can watch him fire blades around his workshop I will keep you posted!:D
Oh and VX927 mr pup has not yet got back to me about moving the wheels but will keep you posted! and my waxes for polish wheels are at Rimus HQ

It depends upon the final finish you desire and the material of the blades.

If you’re looking for a mirror finish, you’d better have a buffing wheel with the correct clay-like bar compound..

If you’re just after a “clean” look, than aluminum wheel polish and a rag will work.

I spent a loong time doing that sort of thing on my Edwardian car that has lots of brass and nickel.

It depends upon the final finish you desire and the material of the blades.

If you’re looking for a mirror finish, you’d better have a buffing wheel with the correct clay-like bar compound..

If you’re just after a “clean” look, than aluminum wheel polish and a rag will work.

I spent a loong time doing that sort of thing on my Edwardian car that has lots of brass and nickel.

if you delve into the classic car/motorcycle area there are lots of compounds and info to help. theres lots of crank cases and alli mudguards to polish out there

if you delve into the classic car/motorcycle area there are lots of compounds and info to help. theres lots of crank cases and alli mudguards to polish out there

Hello,
I’m after some advise on polishing turbine blades… Does anyone have any experience of this? Are there are polishing compounds out there that anyone can recommend?
Any advice would be greatfully received!
Thanks

If you don’t have a polishing wheel you can do it by using fine wet & dry paper, starting around 800 ( depending on how rough the surface finish is to start with) working up to a 1200 grade and then crocus paper. Finish off with solvol autosol and finally buff up with a soft cloth. I then find a coat of silicon wax brightens the finish and helps keep the shine. You will also need some elbow grease 🙂

The hardest part is the root, especially fir tree types – fiddly to get into the corners.

Hello,
I’m after some advise on polishing turbine blades… Does anyone have any experience of this? Are there are polishing compounds out there that anyone can recommend?
Any advice would be greatfully received!
Thanks

If you don’t have a polishing wheel you can do it by using fine wet & dry paper, starting around 800 ( depending on how rough the surface finish is to start with) working up to a 1200 grade and then crocus paper. Finish off with solvol autosol and finally buff up with a soft cloth. I then find a coat of silicon wax brightens the finish and helps keep the shine. You will also need some elbow grease 🙂

The hardest part is the root, especially fir tree types – fiddly to get into the corners.

Get some flour, when you polish them with whatever product and you need to clean off the remnants to get the shine, instead of using tons of cloths, put a load of flour in the cloth you use to wipe of the residue, it absorbs it all off the surface and saves all the buffing to get rid of it to bring up the shine.

Get some flour, when you polish them with whatever product and you need to clean off the remnants to get the shine, instead of using tons of cloths, put a load of flour in the cloth you use to wipe of the residue, it absorbs it all off the surface and saves all the buffing to get rid of it to bring up the shine.

Step 1, Get a lacky to do it!:p

Step 2, Sell on ebay!:D

Failing that I have all you need and will bring to the airfield for ya when better mate.

Step 1, Get a lacky to do it!:p

Step 2, Sell on ebay!:D

Failing that I have all you need and will bring to the airfield for ya when better mate.