"polishing your keg" is more than a clever euphemism

**Bobby_M** · 02-06-2008, 03:24 AM

Is it brewing equipment or art? Why choose?

Before and After, or I guess it's after and before..

Here's what they looked like before I got obsessed:

*Edit: Since my learning process and results were spread out all over this thread, I consolidated everything into a single article on my personal website. I also added some additional insight that may be of value if you take this project on. www.suebob.com/overbrook

**JimiGibbs** · 02-06-2008, 03:34 AM

That looks nice... please be sure to show us the finished product.
Jimi

**shafferpilot** · 02-06-2008, 04:55 AM

does the packaging say, or can you give us a guess as to the grit equivalent of that pad?

BuffaloSabresBrewer · 02-06-2008, 05:03 AM

Looks damn fine.
The keg not the grit.

Sir Humpsalot · 02-06-2008, 05:08 AM

That will work on cornies too, right?

**Bobby_M** · 02-06-2008, 05:35 AM

I'm sure it will work on cornies and I'm gonna hit them next. The pad on a grinder works really fast too. The pad is actually similar to a 3M scrubby so it's really hard to relate to a sandpaper grit. I'd guess it's doing something like a 220-400 finish. The gator stuff is available at Lowes. I also picked up a buffing pad for the grinder and got some polishing compound. It's hard to see in the pic but even the shiny spots that I finished have swirl marks that I hope the polishing gets rid of.