SS Bumpers from Vietnam

[Patcon]

2 minutes ago, Labubre said:

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  Rooney (aka Duy) will answer you.

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[Labubre]

14 hours ago, 7tooZ said:

My experience with SS bumpers from Harrington is you must be very careful cleaning them. They scratch very easy and are not easy to bring back to the original shine.



72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

i've been told steel wool 0000 to be one of the best solution...tested?

 

[7tooZ]

Are you saying you used steel wool on yours and it equaled the original finish?


72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

[wheee!]

I believe that he may have used steel wool 0000 to polish the scratches out, then a buffer to polish the SS back to a shine.

[grannyknot]

I've been using 0000 steel wool on chrome, SS and glass for decades and have had no problems at all, it removes virtually everything that is on the surface, then a quick hand buff with a clean cloth and chrome polish and it is gleaming. Just make sure you have 4 zero's on the package.

[Labubre]

22 hours ago, 7tooZ said:

Are you saying you used steel wool on yours and it equaled the original finish?


72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

No! I've been advise to do so by my carbody shop owner. Professionnal tip i cannot give feedback on.

[7tooZ]

i've been told steel wool 0000 to be one of the best solution...tested?
 

My comments were in regard to my experience with Harrington bumpers I had
purchased. Not all SS is the same. Sounds like others have had a better experience.


72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

[grannyknot]

21 hours ago, 7tooZ said:

My comments were in regard to my experience with Harrington bumpers I had
purchased. Not all SS is the same. Sounds like others have had a better experience.


72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

Just out of curiosity, what did you find when you used steel wool on your bumpers, scratching?

[7tooZ]

It dulled the finish. Further polishing was difficult without removing the bumper. Took it to a professional who quoted 250.00 to polish. So I gave up and gave away the bumpers and had two bumpers rechromed at a quality shop. One of the best things I added to my car.


72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.

[Captain Obvious]

I heard that steel wool is often a bad idea on stainless because it embeds rust-able particles in an otherwise non-rusting surface. Doesn't hurt the overall integrity of the material, but can make it look poorly. Same with wire wheeling.

Note that "I heard it on the internet", so take that for as much truth as it's worth. YMMV.

[Patcon]

5 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

I heard that steel wool is often a bad idea on stainless because it embeds rust-able particles in an otherwise non-rusting surface. Doesn't hurt the overall integrity of the material, but can make it look poorly. Same with wire wheeling.

Note that "I heard it on the internet", so take that for as much truth as it's worth. YMMV.

I have heard the same thing. Although I have no actual experience to confirm it.

[Captain Obvious]

At least I'm not the only one who heard it on the internet!

I probably read it at the same place I read that you should grind your TIG tungstens on a dedicated wheel that you don't use to grind other materials so you don't contaminate them.