Polished Bridgeport Belt Housings

[comstock-friend]

Hey Gang,

Those who have polished their belt housing, what are the steps??

Sanding progression, grits??? (Under the nameplate it was nicely polished! The rest, not so well.)

Anybody bead blast???

Paint the inside or leave natural???

Looking for ideas and what works.

John Friend

 

[sd624]

Metal polish and a rag. Nothing to the inside.

 

[comstock-friend]

Was it bare when you got it??? Mine was painted (a 1941 vintage M head). So it's pretty rough.

I'm thinking I'll have to sand through several grits, don't know which grit to stop sanding and to start buffing or polishing...

John

 

[DAN_IN_MN]

John

Here's a how to from another forum I belong to.


http://cxgl.wikispaces.com/How+to+Polish+Aluminum+(by+LRCXed)

 

[comstock-friend]

That's the deal, thanks Dan!

John

 

[sd624]

Was it bare when you got it??? Mine was painted (a 1941 vintage M head). So it's pretty rough.

I'm thinking I'll have to sand through several grits, don't know which grit to stop sanding and to start buffing or polishing...

John

Painted....well that's a different story.

 

[comstock-friend]

It appears that polished is how they shipped, even in 1941. Under the nameplate was nice and smooth. Evidently at one of the machine repaints, someone decided it was easier to paint than brighten it, or maybe they didn't like the look....