Mirror finish polishing with a dremel?

[Maelstrom]

Anyone have any good online tutorials on how to polish stainless steel to a mirror finish. I have a polishing kit for my dremel, but nothing I seem to do gets all the swirl marks out where I removed some connecting metal.

I've got it pretty close, but I know it can be better. I just have no idea what order you use the tips in and which ones use the polishing compound and what speeds. Anyone with some insight would be most helpful!

Thanks!

 

[TheNickFox]

Buffing with jewelers rouge should do just what you need. No need to change tips...in fact, I'd recommend just using a drill with a buffing wheel on it if you have one.

Look for videos on jewelers rouge, it should help you out.

-Nick

 

[Mersenne]

Kerosene is great for a chrome finish on Aluminium, if the object can be placed into a lathe
SS however, I've found Cerepol (glass stove top polish) and a Dremel great for removing the deeper scratches, then moving to a laminated rag on bench grinder and block polish does the mirror/chrome trick

good luck and always try out new methods on sacraficial scrap metals 1st

 

[Utinni]

sand to 1200, hit it with Tripoli compound, clean, then hit with Rouge. Change wheel buffs between compounds.

- Jeff