Anyway to do this type of finish in my shop?
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Rlafoone Selected answer as best December 1, 2022
Anyway to do this type of finish in my shop?
You have to be careful trying to change a mirror polish to a satin without damaging the chrome. The quality of the chrome and the the thickness can play a part. That being said, Pete, our resident finish expert, said you could take the MPFB multi-purpose finishing block and work it over the surface and it will mildly change the finish. Personally I have tried that and I didn’t see it do that much. Better way to do it by hand is to take one of those pads you use in the kitchen, a scotch brite pad, and it will leave some brush strokes. The problem with using the fine scotch bad belt on multi tool grinder is that it runs too fast and actually can remove metal faster than you may recognize it. Would take a light touch and still you might go too far very quickly. You can take the fine belt and use it by hand. It will scratch it up and again, you just have to be patient and use a light touch. Polished stainless heads its not as big an issue since they are not chrome plated. Just know that any belt used on a multi tool grinder at speed will remove some metal.
Britt Lindsey
A polishing belt will polish. Like I said, the Fine Scotchbrite belt will dull it and give it more of a satin look, but it will move metal and that is what you have to be careful with. Sand blasting, depending on the media, will change the finish, but it won’t be a satin looking finish.
Britt Lindsey
Thanks all for your input. Trip to goodwill for a few heads to play with.
thanks Britt. Was hoping to use a sand blasting approach and what type of media to use?
In essence I’m trying to restore the satin finish on a TS2 iron sole that was hit with a polish belt on a multi-tool. Of course, it removed the satin finish and looks like a high polish chrome now.