How to polish aluminum : pressure and technique
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2019
- In this video Evan from Evan's detailing and polishing in Chilton Wisconsin breaks down in what difference pressure and overlap makes in metal polishing. Arguably one of the most important parts of polishing any metal. The desired finish always comes from those 2 key factors. First and foremost this is the one thing I try to teach everyone to work on when they first get started. Of course personal preference is always key. As you will see in the end of the video you will find that no matter what the pressure level is that if you overlap properly and color correctly, all pressures can achieve the same finish in the end. But that is only if done correctly.
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This turned out to be an excellent video on the simplicity of polishing. Im feeling jacked and ready to start polishing things around the house. Thank you for such good instruction.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck and shine on.
Pressureometer-my favorite new word. Sometimes you just have to make the right word. I'll be using your products and techniques tomorrow on a 100 gal peterbilt tank off the truck. Can't wait. Thx
Good luck. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.
Great information. Never seen a video with this much knowledge. Plus thanks about the comments about hash marks with the brown and yellow pads. That was driving me crazy. I have an dry old Milwaukee that weights a ton so it’s pretty much impossible to apply lights pressure LOL. Thanks again 🤟👍
LOL I used to have one of those tanks. I understand completely. Thanks for watching.
Great video Evan! I always learn with you!, thanks for posting!
My pleasure! I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for watching. Really means a lot.
Instagram brought me to this new vid, another fantastic one Evan. Keep up the killer work man, nothing but respect for the hustle you do day to day
Thank you. Appreciate that. Thanks for watching.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing - please focus on diamond plate videos as many of us have toolboxes on our pickups
Really informative content you’ve been posting. It’s giving me hope lol.
Appreciate that. I’m trying. Thanks for watching.
The average person, me, after taking off my aluminum wheels from my truck that has sat out for two years in snowy winters can really appreciate the skill, and technique needed to do a really good polish. Had to sand down the grit yesterday and will go polish today and have better results hopefully!
I think it's great that you are taking the initiative to do your own polishing. It is not an easy task in the beginning but it is something to be proud of. Thanks for watching,
New to the polishing world. Not even close to the work he performing. But his advice and skill is without a doubt helping me find the path and skill I hope to achieve.
Happy to hear you are finding these videos helpful.
Thanks for the videos, everything you do is really helpful
Happy to hear that you found this helpful, thank you for watching.
Thank you and great work. Just trying to polish up my rims and this was very informative. Doubt they will look as good as your mirror finish. Wow!
Happy to help. Thank you
Awesome video .. I’ve been polishing my truck for a couple years maybe 15+ polishes and can never get it to quick the expectation .. and the hashing is always something I fight with. can’t wait to try this lighter technique in the future.
Thanks for watching.
This guy is an artist with a polisher theres no one better than Evan.. the morons that gave this a thumbs down are probably the guys from DC super shine.. Evan's by far one of the best and easiest to learn from thank you so much for your videos and helping learn how to polish my own truck!
I am very grateful and humbled by your statement. I know lots of great polishers out there and I'm far from the best but I appreciate that. I am glad you find these videos helpful and I am glad to help. I am kinda running out of video ideas but still redoing some of the old videos that needed revamp. Thanks for taking the time to watch these videos. Truly appreciate it.
Great job thanks for posting
Hope it helps. Thanks for watching.
Other polishers move the machine randomly, but you are always polishing at a constant angle and the same rhythm!!!
This is the final finish and it really shines. Absolutely different from other polishers. It's amazing. (^^)d"
Thank you very much! Part of my technique and what I see is the smoother and more consistent you are the better your finish looks and more even it looks. But just my opinion.
Cool video! Great job! I enjoyed it
Thanks for watching.
Great video, I really appreciate it.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
great work
Thank you
very helpful, cheers mate
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
hahah brother we appreciate it more then you know ,I have a fleet of dump trucks im about to start polishing
You’ll kill it.
MUCHAS GRACIAS evan From CHILE
Awesome. Thanks for watching.
Respect brother! bad ass videos!
Thank you very much. Truly appreciate that. Thanks for watching and supporting.
Great information, but you must have commercial equipment supply dealer. That buffing pad, much less the buffer is serious stuff. Then you grabbed the cleaner & huge bar of “Green” buffing compound, I was convinced this is not your local parts store products.
Very nice job, informative and patient instructor. As a retired ASE Master Tech, I deal with little sand cast items for my own use & use a bench grinder with sissle cotton wheel after wet sanding then polish up, using bar compound on alternator, A/C compressor or rocker arm covers. Thank you for your video. Subscribed and hit liked! I love learning even after 36+ years of fixing cars, trucks and everything else.
Yes we sell everything we use in these videos on goshineon.com/shop. We purchase in bulk and resell so that smaller polishers can get access to higher quality stuff than what you can get at your local parts stores and such.
Great video mate, always a pleasure learning from you 👍
Thanks for watching.
I am going to get up there and take some courses to learn how to polish Wheels and Tanks! I want to your shop!!!
Sounds great
Thank you
No problem. Thanks for watching.
Impressive
Thanks
Awesome videos thank you! I think a 'pressure-ometer' is what we call a scale?!
Could be LOL. Thanks for watching.
Thanks man! Great job of sharing your art. Quick question for you, can the pressure be “read” by the deflection of the pad?
Kind of yes and kind of no. I judge mine by how wide it fluffs out when I apply pressure. Hope this helps.
Evan, Great detailed (no pun intended) rundown on buffing, THANK YOU! I see you finished with green compound....I was informed it was for harder metal...?
Our green is a coloring compound used to enhance the shine.
Nothing is more destructive on a grinder than using it for buffing purposes.. when I was a kid running out to Cali & back to the midwest I asked the Mexican polishers to show me how to polish like they did and since I wouldn't be in their area stepping on their toes they agreed to do so. However they didn't tell me that you better buy a good Dewalt or Makita grinder.. I got back and was going to polish up a few drivers trucks for extra cash .. I bought a craftsman grinder which was smoking within a hour, bought a Milwaukee which was smokin in a few hours and then I went and bought the big Dewalt which lasted for years.. I don't polish for a living but every truck I've driven has been shiny from my hard work and I worked for a small company that would pay me my hourly driving wage to polish up their trucks and trailers.. I made some decent side cash from them and farmers around wanting things polished including motorcycle, snowmobile parts etc along with rims and whatever was aluminum, stainless steel, brass copper etc..
Love it. The American dream is real for those that go out and get it.
One beauty of this video is how ppl gain reassurance that it isn't the end of the world if your first cut isn't what you wanted. It can be easily corrected as if it never happened.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for your informative cool video! Hey what do you mean when you say you prep a truck for winter? Thanks again.
Put a good fresh coat of polish on it to protect it for the winter.
lol man how are you so steady with the buff. your cut patterns are flawless!
Tons of practice. LOL I am far from perfect but I practice everyday.
Awesome video Evan, how often do you have classes and approx cost. Again thank you.
$500 a day and anytime they are scheduled. It’s a one on one course.
Evan! Thanks for this video. Do you need any special coatings to maintain the polish on Aluminum? For instance if I polish an Aluminum tank and want to keep it outside do I need to clear coat it?
I don't clear coat anything. I feel it takes away from my polish. What I do is just maintain with hand polish and or just recut and color maintain from time to time.
My dads a trucker and he gave me the task to polish his fuel tanks and I’ve bought all the right pads and even the angle grinder and even with sanding I can never get the right finish. There’s always a ton of residue left over and very very hazy.
That means that the sanding wasn't done properly or the cut stage wasn't completed properly. One of those two things is your issue from the sound of it.
Wax on... Wax off...You’re the King of Shine!
Truly appreciate that. I'm no king but I try hard. Thank you for watching and leaving comments. Truly appreciate that.
I have watch a heap of your videos really informative stuff I have polished a few tanks for mates and my own.i use zephyr buff wheels and compound but your cut wheel looks like it has more leafs to it.if that's the right word.looks wider.
The buff that I am using in this video is a 16 ply.
Nice vid bro! 💯 would love to work on a truck with you one day!
Anytime bud.
Good stuff don't apologize for no music that is 100% paramount in the take away from a video as you know sound is all you have as a reference thanks!
Appreciate it!
I may be going to try before long ,,,please post a video on a xl classic with steps on the tanks,,sorry to keep asking,,,still love your videos even if I don't know how to polish yet
I don’t get them in often. But take off steps anytime you can.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing ok ty
What would you recomend for 14 inch rims what size pad i have areas that are hard to get.
I think id be making a jig for the tank to rotate and a sliding jig with some down pressure for the grinder to make it easier on the body
I wish. It is expensive to make that kind of stuff and polishing isn't that lucrative. Plus a roller would leave marks.
Thanks for the video! I was wondering if you can get away with just doing a single step with the orangle wheel and just polish it with a rotary with a wool pad with a metal polish. Will it leave hash marks in the finish or would it look good enough?
You surely can. I don't personally like finishing with a wool pad. I don't like the swirl or the pattern it leaves. It isn't less hasty that way either in my personal opinion. But I do know a lot of people that just do a single step.
On these standard cuts do you hand polish with the time 2 shine? These videos are helpful. Thanks
If I cut and color I never hand polish over it. Most hand polishes will scratch the surface if you have colored the part.Thank you for watching and supporting.
Great Video! from the UK
I want to Polish an old Aluminium bike frame, will the pads remove the paint as well or do I need a Chemical Solvent before i use the Pads to start the Polish?
Yes it will. I use chemical solvent and then go on to the polishing. I have a video on my channel here on how to polish a vintage frame.
How long does your buffers usually last from new till junk
I love watching your videos and have tried to learn a little something especially since I have ZERO experience in this art form. After watching you in some of these videos you talk about "coloring". What does that mean? It doesn't change the color of the metal, I'm baffled. Now you really know I know so little about this process. I would love to learn more. I need a course in polishing and buffing for dummies. Do you have a course like that?
I do have a course like that. I will create a video on polisher lingo soon. But coloring technically does change the color of the metal on a very minute level. Green color leaves the aluminum a dark color. White and blue bars or purple bars leave a brighter light almost whiter color. But you would really have to look closely to notice it.
Do you have a video on how to polish narrow slits, about 1/4 wide.
Or a video on how to polish cast aluminum to a mirror finish.
Thank you, subbed for more!
I don't have the small tools to do that. Too much money to invest. I mainly work on large pieces for semi trucks.
I started standing my aluminum rims and trying to polish them but one of them as started to turn kind of pinkish orange in color. Has this happened to u and is there a fix .
I’ve been trying to polish my wheels using the same product that you showed except that to finish it I used the white clay and white polishing disc but I ended up with a hazy cloudy look on the wheels. What causes that? By the way your videos are awesome!
Should use brown tripoli bar with orange wheel then switch to yellow wheel and use green then switch to white soft flannel wheel with either a purple or red high finish you wont regret btw the colours i refer to for wheels and bars are from renegades products
Hello, sir. I have a quick question for you, as I am new to this. Do you recommend sanding and using compounds for polishing aluminum, or would be it okay to go skip those steps and go straight to a polisher & buffer?
All depends on the situation. I avoid sanding as much as I possibly can but sometimes you have to sand and have no better options.
My gosh Evan you're amazing. Great videos. I'm learning alot from you. I want to start a little business one day. May I ask how much is charged for polishing. I know it's a dumb question, like on average how much is billed to polish a tank like on this video. I hope that this isn't such a personal question. Thank you Evan YOU'RE THE MAN my friend. Please keep the videos coming.
I don't have averages. Every job is billed completely different as every piece is completely different. So it's not a stupid question just it's a question I don't have a good answer to. Plus you should charge what you want to make. Don't adhere to what I want to make. I hope this makes sense and thanks for watching.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing thank you very much Evan. You have inspired me to try something different. I'm a retired welder of 35 years. I watched your first video and I got hooked. Thank you my friend. Javier.
@@alphaandomegabracelets2673 Thank you for all the support.
You should get with Jimmy’s world. And do a colab and polish his new plane for a veterans project he’s doing! He needs your help with that shine!!
"Pressureometer" lmao
Great vid, man:)
Thanks for watching!
I am interested in learning how to do this, if its not to much to ask could you recommend a good starter's list of tool and necessary supplies?
Goshineon.Com/shop has all the supplies and in the description of this video I have links for the grinders and such.
What is that tool you rubbed on the buffing wheel after the first pass before you put more compound on
It is a buff rake. You can find them on goshineon.com. Thank you for watching.
One more question, you had mentioned about the different types of polish bars depending geographically where you live. On your website unless i read it wrong it doesn't differentiate the different types such as wet,dry etc.. I live in Ms so when ordering how would i specify which bar. Thank you.
Just put it in the order notes. In ms you’ll want the drier green. Brown is sane everywhere but green changes.
Hey there, I'm currently polishing an airstream and have done an initial cut with Brown tripoli and a red airway wheel using the Dewalt variable speed polisher. I then cleaned the surface with mineral spirits and changed to a coloring wheel and moved to a green moss compound, I noticed from certain angles and lighting, a brown haze develop after step 2. Is this something you've experienced before? and what can I do about this?
Not sure. I’d have to see it. Brown haze usually means burnt. But white haze means missed spots.
So medium pressure works best for cutting but did you use the same pressure while coloring?
Definitely less pressure on color as it is a softer buff. Thank you for the great question.
What is your pad brush?!
I started buffing out and polishing engine parts what type of compound do you start with??? And u should be descriptive of that while u going man that would be helpful
On aluminum we use brown and green. On stainless we use black and green or yellow. I try to be as descriptive as I can without making hour long videos. Thanks for watching and supporting. goshineon.com we have our kits for both stainless and aluminum.
Hello I have a question I have I fuel tank that has a a lot of Scratches from boots from getting in and out of the truck I just trying to get a idea to where do u you think I should with sanding
I don't normally sand them. Usually a orange buff and brown compound takes out boot scratches.
I’m trying to polish my hostile forged wheels and I started with the orange pad, (all pads by zeyphr) with the grey bar. Then went to the yellow pad with brown bar. Then to green with green bar. Then white with white bar. I still have a dull finish and a lot of small scratches in the wheels from I guess the cutting pads? What am I doing wrong? I’ve tried different pressure and speeds. I can not figure it out. Any help would be very appreciated! I’m cleaning the pads with the rake also.
Grey bar is super aggressive. If working on forged wheels check out my how to polish forged wheels video here on my channel. I think youll find every answer you need.
Gotta question, I noticed sometimes my finish comes out cloudy. Not all the time but sometimes. What am I doing wrong.
Great video
What kind of cloudy?? Very loaded question.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing it's not a polish finish, it looks dull. Can't really explain it. Looks hazy I guess.lol
Sorry trying my best to explain it.
Not gonna lie, I started with zephyr products then I switched to menzerna, well that menzerna looked like crap. So I went back to zephyr. Not sure if I messed up my buffing wheels by using both products. So I went back an bought new buffing wheels, getting ready to polish my truck but I was wondering if I did something wrong.
I noticed you raked the buff. Do you have a video for basic beginners? When to rake the buff? How often and about how much compound to put into the pad? I'm really enjoying the videos. Thanks
Coming soon! I am going to start a beginners series real soon.
Looking like the Chimney Sweeper from Mary Poppins
Chim chim cheru
1.Is the aluminium surface prone to corrosion after its buffed to a mirror finish?
2. If it is prone, then how do you suggest to protect it?
3. What should i use to protect an aluminium engine cover that's been buffed to a mirror finish from corrosion.
Kindly suggest something that i can use everyday and also something that will last for a long term to maintain the mirror finish.
Thank you sir.
Aluminum will always corrode. Even if coated. Aluminum is a porous metal and breathes from both ways. Inside out and outside in. The best way to protect it is to use a mild metal polish. I offer Time2Shine aluminum polish on goshineon.com/shop. You wouldn't need to use it everyday but once a month or anytime you notice the shine fading a little would be the best way to maintain. I hope this answer helps. Thanks for watching.
Paul Gammel
Can this process be used to polish the aluminum pontoons on a pontoon boat?
I just put out a video on how to polish trailer rails and pontoons. You might find that much more helpful.
Just that cut looks good to me what wheel an compound are u using
I primarily use orange buff and brown compound for my cut.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing thanks will be ordering soon
Any particular soap or way you recommend on cleaning it weekly after a polish?
goshineon.com time2shine has a pink soap that is great for maintaining and keeping your shine for a long time.
Great information I really appreciate showing us these techniques. Question: How do you know if your building up to much heat?
You’ll feel it. It’s hard to explain.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing very hard to explain. You do awesome work tho! Check us out on Facebook..... Ken's Polishing
Ay Mr. SEGER so Ive been a tire tech since 85 im at a place in my life where an opportunity and need has arisen that Im gonna try polishing your vids are an immense help I am purchasing 2 makitas and zephyr bars this coming week i have never polished in my life but I really love the insight you have thanx for helping me decide to turn the direction
Glad to help. Check out goshineon.com/shop for lots of great polishing products too.
I've always had a thing for buffing and polishing. Soo many things on my Corvette that i sanded and polished to a mirror finish over the years. But its definitely the dirtiest thing out there!
It sure can be.
Is that polish residue on your skin?! Is that safe? No judgement, just curious...
Can you restore stacks?
Blueing of lower chrome elbows, spools, and tops. Back to a shine.
Sometimes. You can't buff chrome as it is just a plating and will melt off if you hit it with a buffer. With a good quality hand chrome polish you can sometimes get blue off of pipes. But most times the blue gets too deep and then you can't get it out. You need to get it early and before it works in deep.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing thank you sir for the reply.
Dont the elbows get blueing the most? Im considering changing my 7" peterbilt style 45° elbows to 7" picket 90° long elbows.
If i can get the spools and tops back shiny enough to be close to the new picket elbows. Then it will save me lots of money.
Oh and once i tried useing a product for restoring motorcycle exhaust. Anti blueing paste. It kinda works. Looks like baking soda.
How do you polish in the nooks and cranny's where the polishing wheel won't fit?
Luhmi, and Time2Shine aluminum polish. We do sell 6 inch buffs on goshineon.com
What is the temperature in your shop??... It's getting warm here 35C ...I find the tank gets really hot when empty, I bought a temperature gun.. what is optimal or maximum temp should you go or not to go??
Not a clue to be honest. Ambient room temp I don’t like under 55. I can polish below that but it’s strenuous. I like to be under 90 also.
Do u recommend one or shop to get my truck polished in California or Nevada
We polish here in Wisconsin but if you have a polisher in your area I always recommend using local. Local is likely gonna care about you more than any other company will. We strive to take good care of everyone as best we can but use who you are comfortable using.
Your the best...what do u mean by color
Color is the finishing stage.
What rpm do run at
Did you sand that tank or did you just do a cut with the wheel then polish with wheel?
This video is just showing pressure and technique.
What kind of pads are those you are using on your grinders?
We get ours from goshineon.com/shop
Ive used wd40 and a paper towel. Its actually incredible
Dressed like a idiot 🤣🤣🤣 the dedication ❤️ it ! This video was another banger 🤙
Sometimes you gotta sacrifice. Take one for the team 😂 Thanks for watching
What pads to start with on a new truck, tanks an wheels
We always start with orange buff with brown compound and finish with yellow pad with green compound
Hey Evan quick question...how come when I my grinder tried to run off on me and jerk real hard when im “attemtping” to polish? Is there a certain direction I need to be going or have the grinder turned a certain way? Thanks
Definitely, you want the grinder to spin the wheel towards the metal you are polishing or else it will want to jerk away and could hit you.
I’ll be making a video about this soon. Yes. Buffer should always pull away from you.
How do u mix your green liquid..for spots u can't get in ...
I don’t mix any of my own liquids.
Do you have a link to the pad on your machine that you used?
goshineon.com
I do t care about quantity if pressure, but if a piece was on a zeroed scale then you could see how much pressure was being applied.
How do I come out and take your class
Call and schedule. We are done booking spring. Only fall and winter classes left available.
Thank u again for all the helpful tips and information. You do however make it look so simple even a caveman could do it!! Thankful in Ft Worth, Tx
It is super simple. Lol. Thanks for watching.
Where is your shop?
Chilton Wisconsin
Looking at your polishing course. I see the pricing but not so much the length, day, 2 days....?
I appreciate it!
We have a one day course and a two day course. If you would like more information please feel free to email Ellen@goshineon.com. Thanks for watching.
what compound are you using?
Trying to work out what i need to restore a bike to a shiny finish
goshineon.com/shop we sell everything we use.
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing
If you are selling the product you should consider giving info on what you are using as you film .
@@frankdestra6576 I appreciate that and I do sell product but I don't want it to be like an infomercial. I want it to be more like a learning with a side of product. thank you for watching
is that the "old school standard" Jackson Lea 21 deluxe green bar? I find it too greasy ,prefer dry . I like the white 60hd (don't know if Jackson lea makes it anymore since they were bought out) maybe now called the C3568 .cuts faster and better less mess than the green bar and finish with the blue rouge (HATE the red rouge too greasy ,more for precious metals ) and a superfine white buff THEN final cloth. BTW I hate FORMAX compounds takes too long to cut with them on standard metals maybe they have improved last 8 years but Jacksonlea is my choice
Funny it is all about technique like you said in buffing technology and every polisher\ buffer is different. Good to know a different point of view, final color mirror is usually called buffing by old schoolers
I don't currently use any Jackson lea bars. They do make a very high quality product for sure. I have my own custom blends of compounds that we use and sell. All our bars are semi wet. I'm not a big dry bar guy. If I lived in a hotter climate I would definitely use a drier bar but here in the upper Midwest it is hard to get enough heat for dry bars to be effective. But I always so no matter how you get it to shine, If it shines you did it right. To each their own. Everyone does it different. I've been polishing 20 years this year and I've met so many different polishers over the years that so many have neat ways of doing things.
How much do you charge to do a
389 pride and class?
I charge by the piece based on condition and the amount of work needed to get it right. So every truck costs different.
I wonder if you could shine up an old aluminum canoe like that?
You sure can. I have done 2 of them. They shine up pretty good. Some better than others depending on the quality of the aluminum.
Looking for a polisher in the CT area. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Check Facebook or instagram. But I have Zachary Tuchmann in that area polishing under our name. His number is 203-859-1687
@@EvanStegerMetalPolishing I think the guy on Facebook said that he was going to have a guy Zack call me, not 100% on that. Regardless I will definitely call the number you gave me. Thank you so so very much I really appreciate your help!!
Where do you say what you're polishing with? What kind of wheel is that, and what is that compound? What do you mean by "product" and "coloring"? I don't see any color in your finish.
I am polishing with a orange buff and brown rouge/compound to cut and create the first initial shine. I followed it up with the yellow wheel and green compound (also known as color). This process brightens up and brings out the shine. So no color per say but brightness.