Hi all... anyone know of a way to restore stainless steel (grille & overriders) to a nice mirror finish after its become dull and hazy? I've gone at them a bit with autosol and some of that eagle one wadding polish, but they don't seem to achieve anything.

Rotary mop on a bench grinder, with polishing wax....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I use a polish called "Purple" which is from America. All the Hot Rod cars seem to use it.

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mutant mini 1380cc '73 UK imp-Chroma Lusion-leather interior-8 x 300W Diamond Audio Dual Voice Coil 8" subs, Phoenix Gold 4 chnl amp, Pioneer 7550 DVD, 2x Phoenix Gold A1.800d MonoBlock Amp, Focal Utopia splits, 14" chrome rims 195/40/14 tyres

Is that for keeping shiny stainless in good condition or for restoring dull ss?


can you get mop attachments for angle grinders? would that work? I don't have a grinder and i reckon a hand-held one would be easier to borrow (or cheaper to buy). I was hoping there'd be some magic product that would bring the shine back by hand

AUTOSOL

AND LOTS of RUBBING!!!!

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purple is great whil bring the shine back to the bling bling
i use it to polish the tanks wheels chrome and stainless on the trucks i have driven works a treat
makka

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sounds good i'll give that a try since autosol wasn't doing much. any ideas where you get it from? supercheap? repco?
failing that i'll find myself a grinder and mop...

I've tried using kitchen appliance SS cleaner, and it does work! it's a cleaner more than a buff so it would remove alot of crap with a good cloth and elbow grease. It did for my bling bling bits. But yeah power buffing would beat that anyday...

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Not sure if its what I tried, but I think I tried Brasso or Silvo on a small section of my front bumper, worked a treat.

Not sure where you would get Purple from. The place where I get my NicoShine done sells it but other than that I have never seen at anywhere else.

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mutant mini 1380cc '73 UK imp-Chroma Lusion-leather interior-8 x 300W Diamond Audio Dual Voice Coil 8" subs, Phoenix Gold 4 chnl amp, Pioneer 7550 DVD, 2x Phoenix Gold A1.800d MonoBlock Amp, Focal Utopia splits, 14" chrome rims 195/40/14 tyres

alot of truck part places have it as well as kenworth scania volvo and alike
makka

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my father-in-law's a spray painter and couple of years ago he was working in a truck paint shop, and i remember he was talking about stuff they used on the aluminium fuel tanks and bullbars to bring them up like chrome - he probably still has some of it - would that be the same sort of stuff you're talking about?