I made these videos to help anyone that wants to polish stainless trim themselves. You can make stainless look like chrome or stop at any point you are happy with the look. The end of video 3 shows the before and after.

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTxR8LB9iek

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc1iY08HU7w

Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWy9awGv6so


I do not do polishing work for others, but thought I would share in case you want to know how it's done. What I show in the videos is the way I do it. There are others ways to polish stainless too. I just enjoying sharing and helping others.

I've done fine with a larger model Harbor Freight.

Those big floor mounted 3 phase pro buffers are great. Results are much faster. I've used one to do a bunch of stuff. Scary though. No thanks, I like all my fingers still attached to my hands.

Well here's my 2 cents (from my personal experience)

If you do it yourself, invest in a BIG, quality Baldor buffer and the big wheels and the compound kit (TP Tools have a great package deal). Small, cheap Harbour Freight buffers and wheels just aren't up to the task.

Don't expect great results in a short timeframe. After you hit the first piece you're going to see a million scratches you didn't notice before. Each one has to be SANDED out with multiple grits before its ready to be buffed.

Dents are a whole other issue.

In the end you will have either:
a) spent half your life buffing the stuff
or
b) wish you'd left well enough alone

Regardless, you'll have spent a bundle on tools and you will have a clear understanding why the guys who do it charge so much.

Discolor or even burn through the piece. A friend of mine got a kit from Eastwood and tried it. He ended up burning right through the piece after it started to blue and then he said it acted like a welder and burned right through the spot.