to polish 316L to mirror

[nicosauve1]

I have a satin finish I want to make mirror, I tried maas and a felt tip dremel, no luck.

I bought 1500 sand paper and 0000 steel wool, but no dremel attachments like that...that I know of...so I'm doing it by hand...lots of elbow grease and still no luck just seems like it's not doing anything...

I thought of gorilla gluing some of the sand paper or even steel wool to the felt tip dremel attachments I have.. but haven't tried it yet.

What does it take to get a damn satin steel finish to a mirror polish???

Thanks in advance,
Nico

 

[Scarface]

Maybe @Bonz-1 or @SouLFuLFroG can give you some secrets

 

[fredam2008]

This is interesting to learn from the experts

 

[Bonz-1]

What is a satin finish? Are you talking x-metal or plasma or possibly titanium?

 

[Chet Manley]

I have a satin finish I want to make mirror, I tried maas and a felt tip dremel, no luck.

I bought 1500 sand paper and 0000 steel wool, but no dremel attachments like that...that I know of...so I'm doing it by hand...lots of elbow grease and still no luck just seems like it's not doing anything...

I thought of gorilla gluing some of the sand paper or even steel wool to the felt tip dremel attachments I have.. but haven't tried it yet.

What does it take to get a damn satin steel finish to a mirror polish???

Thanks in advance,
Nico

Your going to need a high speed buffer and compound to achieve high mirror polish.

 

[Chet Manley]

What is a satin finish? Are you talking x-metal or plasma or possibly titanium?

He means stainless. 316l is stainless steel

 

[nicosauve1]

Your going to need a high speed buffer and compound to achieve high mirror polish.

where do you get the compound? what compound?

 

[SK GT]

Chet knows his stuff. He did a plasma pair(late gen, which is what I wanted) for me that looks phenomenal.

 

[Chet Manley]

where do you get the compound? what compound?

Like a jewlers compound.

 

[Bonz-1]

Takes time to make it shine!!