Removing scratches from brushed steel chimney hood

unfortunately

sound like your trying to describe wet & dry paper you will find some at halfords or any car place..

Is that all it was! Makes sense.

Thanks!

Rob H

Before you apply any abrasive to your brushed SS surface, experiment a little on an offcut (ant steel merchant will let you have a bit). Getting scratches out without making visible new ones, or polishing the surface flat is nigh on impossible.

On 08 Oct 2004, Rob H wrote

I wonder if he's used one of those light abrasive pastes one uses for removing light scratches on car bodywork? (The stuff you can buy in a tube in Halford's.)

Just a thought.

Yup. Soapy water and up to 600 grade grit will get you back to a brushed finish.

If you want satin or mirror its down to a buffing mop and T-cut.

In article , Harvey Van Sickle writes

Cutting fluid? Don't waste your money. Wet grade emery cloth, steel wool, household cleaning stuff of progressively less grittiness e.g. Vim, CiF, toothpaste, oil (frying oil will do). If it is brushed in one direction, use a rule or square so you keep with the lay of the existing 'grain'.

On 10 Oct 2004, Z wrote

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The oil: is that before or after you've done the chips in it?

Sorry, couldn't resist... ;)

I'll give this a go, as although the scratches are now out, there is clearly a dull 'patch', so I'm hoping this will do the trick!

Thanks

Rob H

It will. Take bloody ages tho.