[Guest]

What's the best method and products to use to polish my stainless windshield surround, rocker moldings and hockey sticks?

Thanks,
Chris

'67 Conv. 289 C-code Frost Turquise
'99 Ford F250 Super Duty 4x4
'01 Ford Escape (wife's car)

 

[Guest]

I used stuff called jeweler's polish or jeweler's compound. It looks kinda like clay... what you do is use this little cotton disc and attach it to a drill or a dremel (anything that rotates), then as you have the disc thing spinning dip it into the compound so it coats the cotton. then you simply poilish the stainless. I hope you can decipher this, but if you can it works well

 

[Guest]

i agree with the other post. you need a drill that has a lock on the trigger so you can run it without having to hold it down. a good idea is to put the drill in a bench vice and just let it run. You need a large cotton pad and 2 types of compound, the dark grey and the jewelers rouge(white). I like to use 2 different pads for each compound.

sometimes, i will use like 600 grit sandpaper to get deep scratches out of the stainless before buffing.

also, the rocker mouldings are not made out of stainless.

Charles Turner
MCA Gold Card Judge(64.5-65, 66)
'65 Fastback
'00 GT Conv, triple black


Check out my 65 [color:blue]fastback!</font color=blue>

 

[Midlife]

The windshield mouldings are stainless, so I use paint thinner to clean, a penny to strip off any paint, and #0000 steel wool. The hockey sticks are aluminum, and everything I've tried just dulls them. I don't have rocker panels in AL, so I can't help you there.

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[Guest]

the hockey sticks being referred to are the boot trim on a 67 convertible.. you know, the mouldings inbetween the top and the back of the car. on a 67 and 68 these are stainless. on a 65/66 the center piece is stainless and the sides are chrome. and, actually, 67/68 is a 2 piece and 65/66 is a 3 piece.

better keep to your fastbacks buddy /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Charles Turner
MCA Gold Card Judge(64.5-65, 66)
'65 Fastback
'00 GT Conv, triple black


Check out my 65 [color:blue]fastback!</font color=blue>

 

[Midlife]

Hmmm...I've always referred to the front seat outside trim pieces as hockey sticks...that's what I meant.

http://clubs.hemmings.com/baymustang/platesmall.jpgLet me check your shorts! My multimeter is just a-waiting! Formerly known as Midlife in the old VMF.
King of the Old Farts *struts*

 

[Guest]

oh

Charles Turner
MCA Gold Card Judge(64.5-65, 66)
'65 Fastback
'00 GT Conv, triple black


Check out my 65 [color:blue]fastback!</font color=blue>