This is my first time polishing any Kirby with a power tool. I was using a Black & Decker D 1000 drill with a wool pad and mothers polish and I have to say it’s a million times better than hand polishing. I think I did a pretty good job
My first time professionally polishing a Kirby
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human
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Nice work. Like the package says, "There's no shine like Mother's". I use the same setup for polishing my Kirbys as well. Maybe I'll get to work on one of mine this weekend.
Nice
It looks good. The nozzles on classics are tough. I sanded mine by hand and polished by hand. I need to sand more and polish again.
I'm going to use my color roughess and finish with machine polish with mothers mag.
Your vacuum is proof it works.
Congrats
Les
It looks good. The nozzles on classics are tough. I sanded mine by hand and polished by hand. I need to sand more and polish again.
I'm going to use my color roughess and finish with machine polish with mothers mag.
Your vacuum is proof it works.
Congrats
Les
madman
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Yeah hand polishing is a joke. That's kind of for things that are still perfectly polished, but just need a touch up. Looks like you have some deep scratches on the front 
kirbyklekter
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When I saw your first set of photos
I thought oh that looks alright I suppose, but when I got to the second set, I was like oh that's what he's talking about, now that's a good shine! The trim colors really pop with shiny metal, especially the reds like your Classic 3. Nice.
I thought oh that looks alright I suppose, but when I got to the second set, I was like oh that's what he's talking about, now that's a good shine! The trim colors really pop with shiny metal, especially the reds like your Classic 3. Nice.
Try...
Guys...Mothers is good and it's cheap but this is better....Motorcycle guys swear by it! It makes for a brighter shine.......
Blue Magic Metal Cream Polish
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?33949
Guys...Mothers is good and it's cheap but this is better....Motorcycle guys swear by it! It makes for a brighter shine.......
Blue Magic Metal Cream Polish
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?33949
kirbyklekter
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A friends dad uses
Blue Magic on his show car collection, swears by it.
Blue Magic on his show car collection, swears by it.
kirbyklekter
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To be fair
When I tried using the Blue Magic polishing creme, I applied it over an area that I had already polished with Mothers, so of course I'm going to get more shine. I would have with a second polishing with Mothers too, so there's that. Much of the chrome on my friends dad's collection had been sent out to a place like Faith Plating where they dip the pieces 2 or more times in (chrome?) or however the process is done. I hear it's spendy so large batches are done at a time. I'll never get that level of shine at home, although I've seen some of the collectors machines here at Vacland with some really jaw dropping results from polishing.
When I tried using the Blue Magic polishing creme, I applied it over an area that I had already polished with Mothers, so of course I'm going to get more shine. I would have with a second polishing with Mothers too, so there's that. Much of the chrome on my friends dad's collection had been sent out to a place like Faith Plating where they dip the pieces 2 or more times in (chrome?) or however the process is done. I hear it's spendy so large batches are done at a time. I'll never get that level of shine at home, although I've seen some of the collectors machines here at Vacland with some really jaw dropping results from polishing.
human
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That G3 looks really nice. Kind of inspires me take my sad old G5 'frankenkirby' out to the deck and see what I can do with it. I tried shining it up a few years ago but it still needs some tough love.
