Cheap Metal Polish

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Cheap Metal Polish

Postby Gman » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:08 am

Actually finer than most commercial brands use the cheapeat ToothPaste you can buy :mrgreen:
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <7468.html?mode=viewprofile&u=53">LRCXed » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:30 am

That's cheating Shep! :lol: But since it works, I guess it will smell good too! :mrgreen:
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <913b.html?mode=viewprofile&u=55">connella08 » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:39 am

i have tried that on many things and it doesnt work as well as you think it would. its a very mild abrasive.
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <7468.html?mode=viewprofile&u=53">LRCXed » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:52 am

It is only going to work if your not trying to remove crust and corrosion I would think. Already smooth surfaces would benefit from it though. Is that right Shep?
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby Gman » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:05 pm

Yes.It's good for stuff that isn't corroded like a last finish or on Chrome :mrgreen:
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <8b08.html?mode=viewprofile&u=83">dcadon » Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:21 am

I've also used toothpaste to clear up scratches in plexiglass (fairings & windshields). If it's a bad scratch, you have to take it down with finer and finer sandpaper, then finish it off with toothpaste. It worked wonders.
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <0427.html?mode=viewprofile&u=146">magilla » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:35 pm

I tried toothpaste to polish out some scratches on a small bicycle computer screen. It worked a treat getting the larger scratches down to a very fine blur in the plastic. I need to find something else to polish out the blur altogether. Maybe your average wax will do the job
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Re: Cheap Metal Polish

Postby <2396.html?mode=viewprofile&u=470">Monte » Wed May 06, 2009 5:05 am

I don't remember who makes it, but a good plastic buffing compound (for CD's and DVD's ) works wonders. :geek:
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