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Polishing Hulls

By Andrew Richardson

I find a six inch circular disk grinder at low speed with a foam backing pad works best. I used 220 and 400 grit on the disk. Then, lubricated with water and sanded with an orbital palm sander, 400 and 600 wet/dry. POLISH. What works best for me, is using as much speed as possible (2500 as a minimum) on the grinding wheel with a double sided, threaded wool cutting pad, found at our locallly at our Baxter Auto Parts store here in The a GREAT NORTHWEST Portland Oregon (pronounced Or-a-gun). Try to find the product by "PPG" called "drx 65". Ask anyone who has polished for a lesson or just remember to let the buffer first rubbbbbb it by pressing firmly down at first and then lightly with highest speed to a dry glossy finish.
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