tmf2004

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I just acquired a RMM strut bar that will be here Thursday and my question is what can i use for polish and possibly remove some surface scratches?

I have some Optimum metal polish but should i get something else or will the Optimum be enough?

Thanks

zmcgovern4

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Optimum Metal Polish is great stuff... it should work just fine for cleaning up the strut bar.

tmf2004

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spent about an hour maybe longer hitting the strut bar with M105, Menzerma SF4000, and optimum metal polish.. I repeated those steps about 5 times.. Its nice and shiny but still has some mild to severe scratches..

Whats the next step? Wet sand, then polish? orbital or by hand?..

also what grit is recommended.. thanks

eyezack87

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When I was refinishing a Megan Racing Al bar, I wetsanded it and then bolted it on a surface and went to town with my PC. Found it way easier than doing it by hand

tmf2004

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its on the car now but before i installed it i spent about an hour with M105 by hand and eventually used the PC with red and white pad with M105 also.. came out really good but the deeper marks i couldn't get..

zmcgovern4

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If you want to go after the deeper scratches you will probably have to sand... Just like correcting defects in paint.

tmf2004

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yea i know but it looks pretty great right now.. Truth be told i've never wet sanded before but looks pretty easy with the proper sand paper

Jetfire

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It's way easier to wet sand metal than it is for paint. Just start off with the least aggressive and progress from there to take out the scratches.