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#109565 04/01/2003 2:32 PM
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Question how do they take stainless steel and make it polished stainless steel. Sounds dumb,OK but I really would like to know. popcorn
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#109566 04/01/2003 5:03 PM
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Check out buffing and finishing at this site:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/

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I'd guess that there's a polishing step involved!
grin cool grin check this site for everything you ever wanted to know about polishing

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#109568 04/01/2003 6:38 PM
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tclederman & squeeze: Thanks alot! I always wanted to :o know and now my education is almost complete(yea right) what I wanted to do I won't even mention!! That 59 of my mine is almost making me paraniod! I just wanted it for daily driver and tow my Harley. popcorn
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#109569 04/01/2003 7:32 PM
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If your question concerns purchased polished stainless and not DIY, odds are it is electro-polished. More economical than hand polishing when working with volume quantities.
http://www.electropolish.com/


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