BEFORE & AFTER....A Tool Polisher's Haven

[harley jim]

Before and after

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[Bowtie4life]

You did a very nice job on your trailer!!!

 

[don long]

Spent the day playing in my shop cleaning up a few projects that were started a while ago.
I cleaned and polished a couple of grease guns for my Lube station

Before

2020-08-17 09.37.39 by don long, on Flickr

After

2020-10-03 18.40.42 by don long, on Flickr

Now I need to get them mounted here with the others.

2020-06-05 10.26.26 by don long, on Flickr

 

[Bowtie4life]

They turned out really nice!!!

 

[stokefire7]

Not done , waiting on an Amazon delivery. Not sure if I'm where I'm supposed to be before I hit with those buffing wheels (or whatever you call them).

 

[harley jim]

Stokefire
Is that copper or brass?


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[don long]

What is it and what do you intend to do to it?

 

[56vette461]

Not done , waiting on an Amazon delivery. Not sure if I'm where I'm supposed to be before I hit with those buffing wheels (or whatever you call them).

What ever you do, please do pics and document the work. I have a twin I need to restore. I'll be watching.

 

[stokefire7]

Stokefire
Is that copper or brass?


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Steel.

 

[stokefire7]

What ever you do, please do pics and document the work. I have a twin I need to restore. I'll be watching.

That's awesome ! Where are you at with it ? I won this last year at an auction two miles from Gramma's house, still not clear on the serial numbers. Got a pic of yours ? I'd like to see it.

 

[stokefire7]

I could take it farther but.. Still need to do the back side.

 

[stokefire7]

What is it and what do you intend to do to it?

It's your fault ! LOL
Seriously, it's parts to a bandsaw and I intend to put a shine on it.

 

[stokefire7]

What is it and what do you intend to do to it?

Do you have a blast cabinet ?

 

[don long]

I thought it might be.

Yes I made me a blast cabin from a 10' container and a portable blaster.

The blaster

20130812_181754_1 by Ann Long, on Flickr

My box

20130812_181800_1 by Ann Long, on Flickr

My fault huh.
Good luck with it. I'll be watchin

Don

 

[Steve V.]

You win! I envy the land you have to put that on just as much as the blast room.

 

[56vette461]

That's awesome ! Where are you at with it ? I won this last year at an auction two miles from Gramma's house, still not clear on the serial numbers. Got a pic of yours ? I'd like to see it.

Mine is going to be a winter project. I have had it for several years and just tried to keep it running as a backup. Now is the time to rebuild. I will do photos of the progress.

 

[Bowtie4life]

Man...........I wish you were close to me. I need my bench seat frame for my pickup truck blasted!!!!

 

[stokefire7]

Did this on the quick today, tiny anvil for a dented plate (still not done).

 

[Bob Heine]

In addition to the rear axles, my '87 Corvette has an aluminum driveshaft so when I finished replacing the joints I gave it a quick buff.

The C4 Corvette has an unusual transmission mount. It's aluminum and holds up the transmission tailshaft. Unlike most cars, with a transmission mount on a crossmember that goes across the frame, these cars have the mount running the length of the car from the differential to the transmission. It' over three feet (1 meter) long. A little buffing brightened it up.

If you agree with my wife that there's something wrong with me, I don't blame you. In my defense, I decided not to polish the 700R4 transmission. I did decide to change the transmission fluid and since the stock steel pan doesn't have a drain plug I thought of adding one. Then I found an aluminum pan that comes with a plug, is a little deeper and it's already nicely polished. I know it's cheating but hey, I'm happy to pay someone for a little bling. Oh, it also comes with stainless allen bolts to match the extra thickness on the flange.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Vette parts are looking tasty!

What box is that behind the transmission support? I have a Knight that I can't remember where I got it from and look identical to yours.

 

[Bob Heine]

Vette parts are looking tasty!

What box is that behind the transmission support? I have a Knight that I can't remember where I got it from and look identical to yours.

Bigblockyeti, thank you. Before I retired I didn't have time but I'm in my 26th year of FREEDOM so I can waste time on lots of stuff.

That box is a CSPS 42" 19-drawer set from Costco. I kept waiting for it to go on sale and one day the display was gone. I asked at the desk and they found it in back, scheduled to be shipped back to the supplier. I told them I'd buy it and when they said the supplier was giving them the sticker price, I forked over $692.24 on September 23, 2005. Now they have a similar Trinity for $1,199.99 (guess they think we'd walk away if it was $1,200).

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Bigblockyeti, thank you. Before I retired I didn't have time but I'm in my 26th year of FREEDOM so I can waste time on lots of stuff.

That box is a CSPS 42" 19-drawer set from Costco. I kept waiting for it to go on sale and one day the display was gone. I asked at the desk and they found it in back, scheduled to be shipped back to the supplier. I told them I'd buy it and when they said the supplier was giving them the sticker price, I forked over $692.24 on September 23, 2005. Now they have a similar Trinity for $1,199.99 (guess they think we'd walk away if it was $1,200).

The closest Costco to me (when I lived in OH) opened 12/10/02 and it would have been 5 minutes away vs. 25 minutes for Sam's Club. I would have bought my box pretty shortly there after for under $700 after tax and it still looked like new when I started at the Honda MC shop in '04. I recently saw a used one far more beat up than mine for $900. I should have bought a few if they're appreciating.

 

[JHuston]

Not exactly polishing, but definitely a before and after. I just finished up the mammoth Rockwell/Bux magnetic drill I bought a few weeks ago from a local industrial surplus seller.

Before, with bent handles, faulty wiring, and a thick layer of gunk, swarf and cutting fluid,


And after, with fresh cordage, brushes and bearings,



Now, to get it dirty again drilling holes in stuff...
-James Huston

 

[Ben Buck]

^^^^

What a great change !!

Just wonderful !

 

[Bowtie4life]

I have the same box and purchased mine around that same time frame. I love that box and it was a great purchase.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

That Rockwell mag drill looks great all gussied up!

I finally found another 3450 rpm motor to accept my buffing spindle so of course I immediately had to try it out. My old cotton rag wheel didn't fly apart on me so that was a minor win. I grabbed some red rouge and the blade cover from my recently acquired BK10 to practice on, all the while remembering 99% of the parts from this thing are total unobtainium. It really cleaned it more than polishing as you can see from the before and after pictures but at any rate it does look a little better. I don't know if the cartouches are painted black or if it's japanning but it seemed to drag a little out and smear it around making a mess.

For those polishing aluminum, what wheel and speed are you running and what compound(s) are you using?

 

[JHuston]

I use a Delta buffer running at 3450 rpm with sewn buffs, one loaded with brown tripoli, the other with green chrome oxide. I find that pulling the tool apart and cleaning the castings with mag ( not aluminum) wheel cleaner and a brass brush helps lighten the castings as it removes the dirt, making less work at the buffer itself.
The cartouches are filled with paint, and need scrubbed out after buffing since they collect gunk so badly.

-James Huston

 

[calandrod]

Here’s my quick hammer restoration. I ended up doing it a little too quick because the paint bubbled some.


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[stokefire7]

Piece of track. I feel I'm missing a step or not taking one far enough.

 

[stokefire7]

Going back to 400.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Piece of track. I feel I'm missing a step or not taking one far enough.

I'm not entirely sure what kind of track I'm looking at in your picture but it does look shiny.

 

[ConductorChris]

I'm not entirely sure what kind of track I'm looking at in your picture but it does look shiny.

I think it's train track. About 140lb rail

 

[harley jim]

Going back to 400.

400 then 800 then 1200, and so on.
I know people that go to 2000 grit.
The guy I know that restores trim for vehicles sands it six times with progressively fine paper each time

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[stokefire7]

I'm not entirely sure what kind of track I'm looking at in your picture but it does look shiny.

It's getting there.

 

[stokefire7]

400 then 800 then 1200, and so on.
I know people that go to 2000 grit.
The guy I know that restores trim for vehicles sands it six times with progressively fine paper each time

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From what you listed, I've got a big jump between 2nd and 3rd step. I'll adjust that and I rough it in with 80 grit , prolly try and tone that down a bit too.

 

[stokefire7]

Looks fuzzy.

 

[Old Radar]

You planning to pound things on it or just pick your teeth in the refection?

 

[stokefire7]

You planning to pound things on it or just pick your teeth in the refection?

Haven't decided but could do both.

 

[stokefire7]

I think it's train track. About 140lb rail

How do you determine that ?

 

[stokefire7]

Paid a visit to the scrap yard today. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.