Customizing a Zero Halliburton

[DBall]

Originally Posted by DGK

I'm a minimalist by nature, so I'd probably just take a random orbital sander and fine sandpaper and sand it down to create a satin finish ... that'll take out the scratches and it's an industrial look that I find attractive.

Hmmm... I wonder what that would look like...

[CRIMPS]

Originally Posted by DBall

Hmmm... I wonder what that would look like...

You could probably preview this on a cheap piece of metal/alluminum.

Originally Posted by DBall

Hmmm... I wonder what that would look like...

Google failed me in my efforts to get a picture... the finish is a dull aluminum color with VERY tiny little half moon and circular swirls left by the sandpaper... the key is using the RANDOM orbital sander so that you achieve a random pattern instead of just making more scratches.

Depeninf on the depth of the surface scratches you are trying to remove . you'd probably want to start with 320 grit sandpaper and work your way through 400... maybe as high as 600 to achieve whatever level of finish you desire. IMO...600 is getting too close to polishing takes away from the look.

I used this technique quite a bit back in the early 90s when I did a lot of custom fabrication work with aluminum and stainless steel.

As for playing around with the idea to see if you like it, you can just take a cheap piece of mild steel to play around with instead of using aluminum or stainless