Wax on chrome is a big no no when doing polish

Messages keep pouring in and I’m happy to report that most of them have been either kind words of encouragement or questions from the DIY polishing crowd. Naturally there has also been those with critiques and they will be answered very soon. In the mean time I’ll be answering another interesting question that I received…

Alcohol is your friend with polishing metal

When I say that alcohol is your friend when polishing metal, don’t misunderstand what I’m saying and start each polishing job by downing a bunch of beer. That is nowhere near what I’m saying, and drinking bear before operating polishing tools, or any tools for that matter, is very dangerous. When I say that alcohol…

What is the difference between polishing and buffing?

Many people that I’ve had the pleasure of having as clients seem to be having trouble wrapping their heads around the concepts of polishing and buffing. These two are not the same, and depending on what you want the item that’s being restored to look like, you might need only polishing, or polishing and buffing….