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updated
05/03/2008 05:00 PM
"I'm driving a
Bus Conversion Private Coach,... not a
camper " .
To: The Do it
Yourselfer....
When you look long and hard to fine the right Bus to convert into a
Private Coach . We have a tendency to be proud of the fact that we are
converting this heavy duty commercial passenger bus into one of those
fantastic Private Coaches .
We want people around us to know this is not a cheap Motor home or an
old bus fixed up ..
This truly is a custom built Private Coach converted from a million
mile machine . The American coaches come with Stainless Steel skins.
Most Entertainer coaches have polished stainless steel skins with
beautiful Graphics on the side, what could be more pleasing to the eye
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Polish your own skins to a high mirror finish ??
But be careful We must warn you ....
This is hard, very hard and tiring .. We don't recommend this if
you are not
up to 40 to 60 hours of hard labor .. try to get some help don't
try this alone .
Read instructions below or call us on our
Free advice hotline we will walk you through it ..610-767-8000
Below are the materials and tools you need to get that
high polish look ...
you will need......
Most of the information below came from Caswell
polishing materials,
A great company and one of our suppliers. We highly recommend
their supplies.
Buy directly off their website, we get no credit this is
part of our free advice ...
  
The heavy tools will have links to them below ....
Caswell Buffing and
Polishing Supplies
You will need these items below but keep looking
you need to know what to do first ..
An Introduction to Buffing & Polishing
Buffing and polishing using wheels and 'compounds' is somewhat
like using wet and dry sanding paper, only much faster. Instead of using 'elbow
grease' you will be using the power and speed of an electric motor. The edge, or
face, of the wheel is the 'sanding block', which carries a thin layer of?
'compound' which is the sandpaper. Varying types of wheel are available, and?
the different grades of compound are scaled similar to sandpaper. The compounds
are made from a wax substance which has the different abrasive powders added to
it. When this hard block is applied to the edge of a spinning buffing wheel, the
heat from the friction melts the wax, and both wax and abrasive are applied in a
thin slick to the face of the wheel.
This link is for people working on a bench polisher but it should help ..
more
information on how to get started
Polishing Stainless Steel and the Compounds,
wheels needed....
- 1st Stage - Rough Cut To Remove Scratches
- 2nd Stage - Final Cut and Initial Polish
- 3rd Stage - Final Polish (or Luster)
Caswell
Buffing Kits
offer great savings but be aware of what you need .
Copyright © 2003
Caswell Inc.
 
Buffing Compounds or Rouge
What you need to do a Bus with...
- 4 x Large Black Compound
- 4 x Large Gray Compound
- 2 x Large White Compound
- 6 x 8" Sisal Wheel
- 6 x 8" Spiral Sewn Cotton Wheels
- 6 x 8" Loose Cotton Wheels
Get
Help Choosing The Right buffing wheels
Choose the right angle grinder,
that's right angle grinder not polisher. Because you need to apply so
much pressure over so many hours this grinder will hold up . A polisher
will not last ...
Stainless steel polishing Kit ...for
a bench polisher only
http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/sspolkit.html
Heavy Polishing Tools
7", 9" Angle Grinders
.. Don't get a 4.5 ' angle grinder... not the same thing ...
   
Northern tool,
Home Depot,
Harbor freight
All are good suppliers for this type of angle grinder / polisher .
Harbor Freight is running a big sale and some of their grinders are
less then $100.00
"See our new Online RV Catalog "
www.BusRVparts.com
Need
help?,...Call our ...
Free Advice Hotline
610-767-8000
Caswell Heavy Buffing materials
and compounds
Caswell Catalog
Buffing Wheels
Scrubber
Wheel for rust cleaning
Spiral sewn Cotton Wheel
  
Buffing wheel Cleaner
  
Spiral sewn
Cotton Wheel
Sisal Buffing
wheel description
This is a polishing kit but it is
set up for someone who owns his own bench polisher
you need the material but not the motor ...
 
This kit is for a bench buffer but you can use the parts
WHEEL AND COMPOUND
RECOMMENDATIONS
We've created a useful chart to help explain
which wheel and which compound are used for different metals and buffing stages.
View The Chart Now
Buffing Compounds
BLACK = Emery Compound, a course abrasive material for
removal of scratches, pits, paint, rust etc.
BROWN = Tripoli compound used for general purpose cut
and color on most soft metals.
WHITE = Blizzard compound, used for color and final
finish of harder metals, has a cutting action.
RED
= Jeweler's Rouge, designed to polish without any cutting action. Safe on thin
plates. Use on its own wheel.
BLUE
= A dryer, almost greaseless wheel - designed to polish without any cutting
action. Safe on thin plates. Use on its own wheel.
GREEN = Used exclusively for Stainless Steel.
Eastwood is great for light duty
work ...
Eastwood light Buffing materials and Compounds
http://www.eastwoodco.com/text/content/OnlineCatalog.html
  
"See our new Online RV Catalog "
www.BusRVparts.com
Need help?,...Call our ...
Free Advice Hotline
610-767-8000
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