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Bringing back the shine

Bringing back the shine

Bringing back the shine

(OP)
I am fabricating a few items using 1/8 alum. diamond plate.
I used a plasma torch to cut the pieces out and welded them
using the TIG process. My question is; how to get the luster
back in the cut/weld area.
I have seen pickup toolboxes made from this material, and
the weld areas are as shiny as the panels.

Thanks, alloyboy

RE: Bringing back the shine

Haha....lots of hand polishing...

they demonstrated it on one of the custom motorcycle shows on the discovery channel...

the frame was Alum. and welds had to be hand polished.

sjd

RE: Bringing back the shine

(OP)
I was afraid of that!. A plain panel wouldn't be too bad, but going in between each 'diamond' is going to be a pain in the A$$.
Thanks for your reply. alloyboy

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