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Offline philo_beddoe

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Either polish one or dull the other?
« on: December 14, 2015, 08:54:06 pm »
One is more shiny than the other, can s steel be polished up or do i have to buff down one to even them out?

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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 09:02:14 pm »
Get some Stainless polish, one will take a bit more elbow grease put they will look chrome like when you are done...
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2015, 03:51:21 pm »
Ok, i'll give it a try. The drivers side looks like new. But the pass is a little dull. I didnt know i could bring back that "mirror like" finish. Thanks
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2015, 10:25:59 pm »
Those shiny mirrors I put on my truck that are for towing that I made the post about, those look chrome but infact are polished stainless steel.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2015, 01:04:20 pm »
Wow! Whats the stuff you used?
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2015, 01:34:27 am »
Uhh, magic. I haven't polished them yet, they were brand new NOS, I didn't have to polish them, they looked like they were made the morning I got them. Eventually when I do clean them, I'll probably use some of the commercial stuff we use at work or mothers polish or something. I don't know yet.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2015, 07:23:49 am »
Ok, i'll look for something.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2015, 05:57:15 pm »
I think I use Wizard's on my semi. Expensive but works great. California Purple, Zephyr 40, and ? magic bunny something or other also work well.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2015, 09:21:21 pm »
Eventually when I do clean them, I'll probably use some of the commercial stuff we use at work or mothers polish or something. I don't know yet.
The mirrors on my '73 GMC have the same head as yours and were NOS when I installed them 17 years ago. Other than a few places of minor scuffing, they're still extremely shiny.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2015, 10:08:35 pm »

I think I use Wizard's on my semi. Expensive but works great. California Purple, Zephyr 40, and ? magic bunny something or other also work well.
I'll look for one of those brands. Right now those stupid mice became priority!
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2015, 10:22:02 pm »
Eventually when I do clean them, I'll probably use some of the commercial stuff we use at work or mothers polish or something. I don't know yet.
The mirrors on my '73 GMC have the same head as yours and were NOS when I installed them 17 years ago. Other than a few places of minor scuffing, they're still extremely shiny.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2015, 10:25:25 pm »
Yup, cant beat oem.
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Re: Either polish one or dull the other?
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2015, 04:18:23 pm »
Flitz is good. Use mechanical buffer, your arms will thank you no matter which polish you use.
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