Polishing tower

RadDad · Criminal Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 51 City: Raleigh NC

Just wandering if anyone has ever tried polishing a brushed aluminum tower. Is this doable or just a bad idea?

befast11 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 15 City: Bakersfield

You could do it but you would need to put on a clear coat of paint for it to keep its polish. Otherwise it wont keep its shine.

jayc · Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 14

If you polished it the clear coat would not stick!

If polished you'd need to re polish it every week or so to stop it oxidising.

befast11 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 15 City: Bakersfield

They make a special clear coat. It works i did it on my tower that me and my buddy that works in a fab shop built.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Feb 27, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject:

better clear ur schedule for a weekend, lol

befast11 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 15 City: Bakersfield

HaHa yea no kidding. It takes forever

Dip_Krew · Posted: Mar 01, 2006 5:27 am Post subject:

its one of those things you get what you put into it, if you cut corners it shows, to make it look good it takes a hella lotta time, theres no short cuts to a nice polish

RadDad · Criminal Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 51 City: Raleigh NC

Yeah, I know it'll take a hella lotta elbow grease to do it but I just bought a new boat (Lightning C4) that came with a brushed tower & thought it would look really sweet if it were polished. I'm planning on putting polished speakers and racks on it & thought a polished tower would be killer. My biggest concern is of course screwing up a $2000 tower. I'll pm befast1 1 to see what type of clear coat he used. Thanx 4 all the input.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Mar 04, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

u know polishing is quite cheap at shops, i bet they wouldnt charge you more then 200 bucks to polish your tower, perhaps something to look into