Recently bought 4 for my 69 vert project and need to clean them up. Is it stainless or chrome plated? Any recommendations on best way to polish out scratches? Thanks.

 

stainless, have done it depends on how deep and its a process.
steel wool them first so you really gauge the scratches.
Deeper ones I have used 600 sand paper to start then work up to 1500 then ending w/ fine steel wool.
Every scratch requires different grades of paper.
Its really trial and error at first but once you get a good feel for it you can polish any stainless piece.
I have done all mine including peak moldings but def went thru the learning curve
hope that helps.

 

Also forgot to mention it's really important to have w d 40 when you are sanding . Has to be kept wet otherwise you put more scratches there same w steel wool. Also work small areas and the worst scratches first

 

Thanks for the info and advice. This will be tedious work but seems the result is well worth it. Happy New Year.

 

Careful dont get to aggressive. If the parts are in good shape a stainless polish will work well with a bench mounted grinder, a buffing wheel & stainless steel rouge. Google eastwood or mothers for the right products. If they are really bad and need to be restored verses just polished and cleaned up then more aggressive measures are needed as mentioned. Be careful here as SS restoration should be left to the experienced with these 2 year only and generally hard to find pieces.

 

mothers great stuff for the final polish

 

Thanks Gents. Today was elbow grease day and the curb rash is cleaned up. Tomorrow will be details and polishing. So far so good and the advice has been very helpful. Enjoy your weekend.