Todays Project - What did you do today?

[EdK]

Dave,

Get out the shiny plastic camera and shine that puppy!

Nice job. Looks to be store bought. Oops, that was an insult. I mean it looks to be a custom made part from a highly skilled craftsman.

Ed

[TomG]

(10-10-2012, 09:58 AM)DaveH Wrote: Hi Tom,
Gave it a bit of a buff, didn't really make it shiny
Any suggestion for the type of best buffing compound to make it shine?

DaveH

Hmmm. Pretty much any compound should shine it up. Try polishing it wet with some 600 grit first to remove any machining marks, then buff. If it's a thermoplastic, you may need to lean on it a bit to generate some heat.

Tom

[DaveH]

(10-10-2012, 10:09 AM)TomG Wrote: Hmmm. Pretty much any compound should shine it up. Try polishing it wet with some 600 grit first to remove any machining marks, then buff. If it's a thermoplastic, you may need to lean on it a bit to generate some heat.

Tom

I tried a couple of compounds - one for aluminium and one for stainless - didn't do much
I've tried this "lean on it a bit" in the past - gets bluudy hot and melts if I'm not careful

Thought about Brasso - might give that a go.
I think it is about time someone made some stuff "Make your plastic bits shiny"

DaveH

[DaveH]

A couple of pics
The old handle
   

and the new handle
   


DaveH

[Highpower]

(10-10-2012, 09:59 AM)EdK Wrote: Nice job. Looks to be store bought. Oops, that was an insult. I mean it looks to be a custom made part from a highly skilled craftsman.

Ed

Perfectly sized and proportioned. And it looks good too - camera or not.

It looks like a few of the "regular" polishing compounds work on plastics as well? http://www.professionalplastics.com/BUFFINGCOMPOUND

I've got your touch as well with plastics Dave. I tend to melt them too.

[DaveH]

Thanks Ed and Willie.
I tried the white - may be I have to "lean on it a bit more"
I have some blue so I could try that.
But first I'm going to look for an off cut and I'll ruin that first

DaveH

[Mayhem]

try toothpaste - seriously

[TomG]

(10-10-2012, 10:44 AM)DaveH Wrote: But first I'm going to look for an off cut and I'll ruin that first

DaveH

Hopefully you meant to say "ruin that instead".

[DaveH]

That's correct Tom.

DaveH

[DaveH]

Seems it does not want to polish
So I will leave it as a "satin" finish otherwise known as a "shiny matt finish"

It is part of some bending rollers I made.

DaveH