I have read of people making the welds on the Termi pipes with the full system look better with polishing. I was wondering what they were using? Should I use just steel wool? I really don't want to screw them up and make them look awful.
Polishing Termi pipes
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Hey Tom,
Those polished pipes are freaking phenominal!
Did you polish them yourself? If so, would you mind letting us know how you did it? What tools, solvents and everything else did you use? How long did it take you? Did you have to do anything special around the welds? How do you get into the little crevace areas?
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Those polished pipes are freaking phenominal!
Did you polish them yourself? If so, would you mind letting us know how you did it? What tools, solvents and everything else did you use? How long did it take you? Did you have to do anything special around the welds? How do you get into the little crevace areas?
Talk to me!
Are you going to post pics once their installed? Say yes!
:highclap:
For me it is a long time consuming process. Most of the hard work is done by hand. I started with 280 grit sandpaper and subsequently 400...then 600...then 800...and finally 1000 grit. After hand sanding I used a pedestal mounted buffing wheel and 2 different stainless polishing compounds...since I couldn't get all the areas with the large buffing wheel I then used a smaller buffing wheel on a hand drill...and then even smaller buffing wheels of different shapes in a Dremel tool. Once that was done I hand polished the entire system with Wenol white paste polish and hand buffed. It took me well over 200 hours to complete the job.
Once the pipes get hot they will tend to yellow...especially at the hottest areas. So periodicly I hand polish the pipes with the Wenol polish to bring back the polished stainless look.
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Once the pipes get hot they will tend to yellow...especially at the hottest areas. So periodicly I hand polish the pipes with the Wenol polish to bring back the polished stainless look.
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Wow!!! Now that's what I call dedication....or maybe a mild case of OCD.? hehehe...Greyhound said:For me it is a long time consuming process. Most of the hard work is done by hand. I started with 280 grit sandpaper and subsequently 400...then 600...then 800...and finally 1000 grit. After hand sanding I used a pedestal mounted buffing wheel and 2 different stainless polishing compounds...since I couldn't get all the areas with the large buffing wheel I then used a smaller buffing wheel on a hand drill...and then even smaller buffing wheels of different shapes in a Dremel tool. Once that was done I hand polished the entire system with Wenol white paste polish and hand buffed. It took me well over 200 hours to complete the job.
Once the pipes get hot they will tend to yellow...especially at the hottest areas. So periodicly I hand polish the pipes with the Wenol polish to bring back the polished stainless look.
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i know a lot of you guys are in the states but i live in uk and i have the same finish but took mine into the local polishing shop and they did it for £60.00 and done in a day live in kent if thats any use to anybody
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Hi,
Again based in the UK, something like polishing those pipes would cost around £35.00 in the London area or a case of beers to translate it into normal spending comparison with the Dollar being so weak at the moment.... Done in an hour with high power mops.
I'm planning to do the same thing...
Jamie UK
Hi,
Again based in the UK, something like polishing those pipes would cost around £35.00 in the London area or a case of beers to translate it into normal spending comparison with the Dollar being so weak at the moment.... Done in an hour with high power mops.
I'm planning to do the same thing...
Jamie UK
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