JamesTT
Well-Known Member
I have been trying various different products to clean up a stainless set of Bravo 3 props recently.
Last week I was directed to buy a metal polishing kit from IMOPS on Ebay.
I bought the least expensive kit with 3 no grades of 100mm polishing mops and 3 bars of differing grades of polish. The kit comes with a mandrell that you attach to a high speed drill and a set of instructions and tips, all for just uner £20. I put the drill in a vice on the bench and worked on the props today, it's a real messy job, bits of cloth from the various mops fly everywhere as they grind away.
Pleased to say that 3 hous later the props look better than new, a real mirror finish.
I think that the 150mm mops may be easier to work with on props and they are also twice the thickness which should speed the job up, I also think that next year I will make a jig to hold the props on the bench as they are really heavy and it is tiring holding them against the drill.
Last week I was directed to buy a metal polishing kit from IMOPS on Ebay.
I bought the least expensive kit with 3 no grades of 100mm polishing mops and 3 bars of differing grades of polish. The kit comes with a mandrell that you attach to a high speed drill and a set of instructions and tips, all for just uner £20. I put the drill in a vice on the bench and worked on the props today, it's a real messy job, bits of cloth from the various mops fly everywhere as they grind away.
Pleased to say that 3 hous later the props look better than new, a real mirror finish.
I think that the 150mm mops may be easier to work with on props and they are also twice the thickness which should speed the job up, I also think that next year I will make a jig to hold the props on the bench as they are really heavy and it is tiring holding them against the drill.
