Polishing Metal

What is Polished Metal?

Polished metal is the procees of making a metal surface bright, shinny, and smooth.  There’s nothing quite like a beautiful cruiser with lots of chrome and polished aluminum.   A highly polished exhaust and small pieces of engine bright work can really make a difference.  You can also combine powder coating with the polished parts to get a one of a kind look. 

What can be polished?

These are typical surfaces that can be polished :Aluminum, Chrome, Steel and Stainless Steel.  These metals once polished require care to prevent from rusting or pitting.

Chrome
Heavy rust on chromed parts requires a decision: polish or re-chrome.  Re-plating small parts is pretty easy.  Simply remove the part and hand it to your local plating company.  We currently have relationships with chrome plating shops so you could get all your work done at one place. 

Removing rust and polishing chrome can usually restore chrome to a reasonable looking condition.  If the rust simply coats, and is not deeply embedded, the chrome could be brought back to life. As long as the chrome is not flaking off, you have a chance of saving it.

Aluminum
Aluminum is an easy metal to polish.  It’s soft enough that even the roughest aluminum parts can be quickly polished to a bright shine.  Polished aluminum has a fault: it tarnishes quickly.  Most factory polished aluminum parts are sprayed with a clear lacquer, acrylic or urethane to seal the part.  This is very common on polished engine parts.

Stainless Steel/ Steel
Stainless Steel is a wonderful metal.  Although it does not polish as brightly as chrome or aluminum, it will take on a good shine.  The only problem is that stainless steel is very hard.