# best way to polish stainless steel **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 29, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791 "2007-01-29T19:22:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/1 "2007-01-29T19:22:54Z")
up until now a friend of mine has been polishing my stainless stuff by hand. i bought him a belt sander but am having a really hard time finding high grit belts for it. there has to be another way. i’ve seen pickling pastes but it doesnt get baller enough… how do peoples get that crazy mirror finish ? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/2 "2007-01-29T19:27:41Z")
use a wire wheel to start with ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/3 "2007-01-29T19:46:02Z")
its mostly all by hand finer and finer grit then a really high quality metal polish like mothers ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/4 "2007-01-29T19:49:37Z")
sand and sand and sand and polish ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/5 "2007-01-29T20:44:10Z")
Pros use A powerful bench buffer Sisal Wheels Spiral Sewn Cotton Wheels Loose Cotton Wheels Canton Flannel Wheels and various buffing compounds there are various wheel or disc mounted abrasives for the rough in as well nobody it their right mind does stainless by hand… its too hard of a metal ---
**Author:** ![sickmach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sickmach](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickmach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/6 "2007-01-29T20:44:20Z")
sanding is about the best you can do a good job with then polish by hand ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/7 "2007-01-29T21:55:53Z")
> [@Violator](#): > > nobody it their right mind does stainless by hand… its too hard of a metal lol…i did… i did my s/c intake pipe. took it from powdercoated to polished. let me tell you…it was definately a bitch! but done 100% by hand. but your right…its still not “perfect”…thats TOO much work by hand. Before… ![http://www.gotstang.com/photodisplay.php?useruid=2742&normal=1&showimage=235](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/d/0d2210995af006df8262f9f4de34d2157fdb289a.jpeg) After ![http://www.gotstang.com/photodisplay.php?useruid=2742&normal=1&showimage=247](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/c/fc39d4af5c08701b53efd59c1208a0b319b56ef9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/8 "2007-01-29T21:59:31Z")
pay someone to do it ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/9 "2007-01-29T22:53:13Z")
![http://4imgs.com/295/x/flitz-headlite_FULL.jpg](http://4imgs.com/295/x/flitz-headlite_FULL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/10 "2007-01-30T04:43:51Z")
^^^ LOL ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/11 "2007-01-30T20:53:13Z")
there is no way that little china men are doing this to all the $150 catbacks that are coming out of china these days. they dont get paid that little. im hearing there are buckets of $600 chemicals that you can buy, you stick the crap in there, leave it for a bit and when you take it out it will reflect your entire soul and all facets of your previous existences. ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-polish-stainless-steel/23791/12 "2007-01-30T21:11:16Z")
those are dipped arent they?