Scratches on sill plates

spjmorris

spjmorris

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My stainless sill plates are, like most of yours I guess, pretty weather worn!

I did some exploratory wet sanding with 600 then 2000 grit paper, and the results are encouraging enough.....although no doubt doing this will remove the horizontal lines and Ford badge

Anyone else tried cleaning them up?
 
Does that actually get rid of any scratches though Paul? I've tried metal polish on them and it did precisely naff all!
 
I only have light scratches from the bottom of my door, if you have deep scratches I would recommend ROCOL RTD http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rocol-Rtd..._Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item56662655d7

you will also need a polishing wheel for best results (y)

This might help

Dip a nonabrasive 180-grit pad into water to moisten. Sprinkle a tiny amount of abrasive cleaner onto the wet, nonabrasive pad. Wipe the nonabrasive pad over the surface of the scratch, rubbing gently with the grain of the stainless steel.
Continue to rub the pad over the scratched area, applying light pressure, until it blends in to the surrounding stainless steel or disappears completely. For slightly deeper scratches, switch to a pad with a little more grit, and keep rubbing with light pressure with the grain of the stainless steel.
Place a drop of stainless steel polishing solution onto a clean, soft lint free cloth. Rub the polishing solution over the surface, using small, circular motions. Continue to buff the area until no polishing solution remains on the cloth, and the surface area blends into the surrounding stainless steel.
Rinse the area free of abrasive cleaner, using clean water. Wipe the stainless steel dry with the lint-free cloth.
Repeat till your happy like I said 3 hours a side sorts mine (y)
 
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Procomm said:
I only have light scratches from the bottom of my door, if you have deep scratches I would recommend ROCOL RTD http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rocol-Rtd..._Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item56662655d7

you will also need a polishing wheel for best results (y)

This might help

Dip a nonabrasive 180-grit pad into water to moisten. Sprinkle a tiny amount of abrasive cleaner onto the wet, nonabrasive pad. Wipe the nonabrasive pad over the surface of the scratch, rubbing gently with the grain of the stainless steel.
Continue to rub the pad over the scratched area, applying light pressure, until it blends in to the surrounding stainless steel or disappears completely. For slightly deeper scratches, switch to a pad with a little more grit, and keep rubbing with light pressure with the grain of the stainless steel.
Place a drop of stainless steel polishing solution onto a clean, soft lint free cloth. Rub the polishing solution over the surface, using small, circular motions. Continue to buff the area until no polishing solution remains on the cloth, and the surface area blends into the surrounding stainless steel.
Rinse the area free of abrasive cleaner, using clean water. Wipe the stainless steel dry with the lint-free cloth.
Repeat till your happy like I said 3 hours a side sorts mine (y)
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Paul, that Rocol is a cutting fluid, a lubricant for drilling / tapping etc...it is in no way or form a polish.
 
They're raised over the top of the steel, so unless you're ridiculously careful there's no way they're going to survive the scratch removal process.

The next question might probably be, "How thin a vinyl can AlPid provide?"
 
Har har :)

Rubbing RTD onto steel isnt going to remove anything..all youll get is a greasy brown smear, i use the stuff almost every day for drilling and tapping...it isn't a polish, abrasive or cutting compound as you would describe a product that "cuts" paint, its a cutting compound for easing the drilling, tapping or broaching of steel..it lubricates the process and dissipates heat from the cutting tool.

Removing scratches from steel is called polishing, it requires an abrasive of some sort, be it a sanding disk, emery cloth or paper, scotchbrite, brasso...whatever.
 
dogsbody said:
Har har :)

Rubbing RTD onto steel isnt going to remove anything..all youll get is a greasy brown smear, i use the stuff almost every day for drilling and tapping...it isn't a polish, abrasive or cutting compound as you would describe a product that "cuts" paint, its a cutting compound for easing the drilling, tapping or broaching of steel..it lubricates the process and dissipates heat from the cutting tool.

Removing scratches from steel is called polishing, it requires an abrasive of some sort, be it a sanding disk, emery cloth or paper, scotchbrite, brasso...whatever.
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Hence the how to, you may have missed it in my post so here it is again

Dip a nonabrasive 180-grit pad into water to moisten. Sprinkle a tiny amount of abrasive cleaner onto the wet, nonabrasive pad. Wipe the nonabrasive pad over the surface of the scratch, rubbing gently with the grain of the stainless steel.
Continue to rub the pad over the scratched area, applying light pressure, until it blends in to the surrounding stainless steel or disappears completely. For slightly deeper scratches, switch to a pad with a little more grit, and keep rubbing with light pressure with the grain of the stainless steel.
Place a drop of stainless steel polishing solution onto a clean, soft lint free cloth. Rub the polishing solution over the surface, using small, circular motions. Continue to buff the area until no polishing solution remains on the cloth, and the surface area blends into the surrounding stainless steel.
Rinse the area free of abrasive cleaner, using clean water. Wipe the stainless steel dry with the lint-free cloth.
 
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