"polishing your keg" is more than a clever euphemism

[Flomaster]

I think the polished corny looks awesome. if I get a wild hair up my butt I might try my luck doing one of mine.

-=Jason=-

 

[Setesh]

That pollished keggle looks really cool. I think I'll have to try the same now.

 

[Bobby_M]

Paying to get this done falls (fully) under the category of 'more money than brains'...

Wow, what an awful thing to say.

 

[jammin]

Wow, what an awful thing to say.

I cant wait until the moderation staff here finally bans him. His posts are consistently of that nature.

 

[501irishred]

i cant wait until the moderation staff here finally bans him. His posts are consistently of that nature.

+1

 

[prandlesc]

Originally Posted by Golddiggie

Paying to get this done falls (fully) under the category of 'more money than brains'...

I think it falls under the category of more money AND brains! This looks awesome, and is a project I'm going to take on - either myself or find someone to do it.

 

[motobrewer]

i cant wait until the moderation staff here finally bans him. His posts are consistently of that nature.

+1

 

[Mrmojo]

How about this guy? No money and no brains...

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[Brewski1975]

So I finally did it, I read every single page of this thread and followed Bobby M's directions exactly. Granted my keggle has seen some battles in its day and is scratched and dented to hell, but it looks amazing. All in all it took about 5 hours to do and really wasn't as hard to do as I figured it would be.

 

[thatjonguy]

I kind of like the small dings and deep scratches in mine. I gave it cosmetic surgery after 20 years of external and internal abuse...

Now it looks awesome! Needs an final polish still though...

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Does anyone elses have still have small dents (mainly on the outer rings) safter all the steps? I have some that look like you rolled it over concrete...just tiny indentions on the rungs. Swirl marks are still present too, but overall it looks good and a hell of a lot better than before.

BTW, mine are taking forever and I looked at a local shop to do the other two kegs since I finished one bymyself. They said they have never polished a keg before and wanted $250.00 per keg......so I will be finishing the others myself.

 

[mattyb85]

I know a bunch of people have posted on here asking where to get the finishing pads. I found them for $3.99 each with a decent shipping cost, I ordered 3 sets and shipping was under $5.

http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/products/742013-gator-4-1-2-finishing-discs-2-pack.html

 

[Flomaster]

I know a bunch of people have posted on here asking where to get the finishing pads. I found them for $3.99 each with a decent shipping cost, I ordered 3 sets and shipping was under $5.

http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/products/742013-gator-4-1-2-finishing-discs-2-pack.html

that right there is the million dollar jackpot. even though im done with my keggles i might pick up a few pads anyways.

-=Jason=-

 

[mattyb85]

that right there is the million dollar jackpot. even though im done with my keggles i might pick up a few pads anyways. -=Jason=-

Yeah I have two more to do. I might pick up a few more though for random other stuff

 

[prandlesc]

i know a bunch of people have posted on here asking where to get the finishing pads. I found them for $3.99 each with a decent shipping cost, i ordered 3 sets and shipping was under $5.

http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/products/742013-gator-4-1-2-finishing-discs-2-pack.html

thank you!!

 

[rjmaster19]

http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/products/742013-gator-4-1-2-finishing-discs-2-pack.html

+1!

I tried this from Harbor frieght, it works but you'll need 5 of them to get the job done.... not worth it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-to-8-inch-polishing-bonnet-92100.html

 

[Christian_Farr]

Finished mine up using bobby M's method along with some special stainless steel polish that I found. Over all it can be done with great results using this method but man its allot of work.....as everyone here I think already knows lol happy polishing everyone.

 

[prandlesc]

I got tired of trying find pads and polishing compounds to polish up my corny kegs. So I decided to call a local polishing place. They did a great job. Now u just need to fill them up.

OK val - you got me started. I've now polished 3 of my corny kegs, and they look great!! I used the gator pads from Blain's Farm & Fleet (thanks to mattyb85) and some metal polishing compound I got at Lowes. I take about 30 minutes to polish them as I empty each keg. That way I don't spend too much time obsessing over the shine. When I use them again, I hit them once more with the fine pad to take care of the spots I was too lazy to fuss with the first time.

I put my polished kegs in the front inside my upright keezer, so when I open the door to show my friends, the shine comes through.

 

[Flomaster]

OK val - you got me started. I've now polished 3 of my corny kegs, and they look great!! I used the gator pads from Blain's Farm & Fleet (thanks to mattyb85) and some metal polishing compound I got at Lowes. I take about 30 minutes to polish them as I empty each keg. That way I don't spend too much time obsessing over the shine. When I use them again, I hit them once more with the fine pad to take care of the spots I was too lazy to fuss with the first time.

I put my polished kegs in the front inside my upright keezer, so when I open the door to show my friends, the shine comes through.

ok, now you have me wanting to polish my Cornies because it looks so damn good.

-=Jason=-

 

[MedicMang]

Subbed. Buying an angle grinder and pads in the next few days. Can't wait for my keggle to look pretty.

 

[n17r0us]

Love the polished corny kegs, decided I needed to do this for myself.

 

[2B_Brewing]

I didn't think it was possible for something to look newer than brand new. Nice kegs. I wanna try it now.

 

[Flomaster]

Looking good N17

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[val214]

Good stuff nc17. Those look awesome.

 

[n17r0us]

Thanks y'all, I appreciate the love.

 

[boondocksaint]

I know this thread has been dormant for a few months but I have to vent...I have been cleaning up my Keggles and had good results with the Gator Medium and Fine pads. Although I did end up with a lot of swirl marks, I figured this was just the nature of the beast b/c of the scotchbrite like pad and it would polish out nicely at the end..

I hit the keg today with the #5 compound and polishing disk and it seems that I just took three steps backwards with the appearance. Pretty much instantly the surface just looked dark and cloudy. First I thought I hadn't put enough compound on the disk so I added some but was afraid to use too much...I did one section and it really doesn't look any better than the rest after the Fine disk and the polishing pad looks trashed.

I don't know, I may just end up with clean kegs sporting the 'distressed look'...Anybody else have trouble tackling this project?

 

[Bobby_M]

I often hear about people having trouble but I haven't been able to troubleshoot. How much pressure are you using? You should push hard enough that the grinder slows down a bit. Keep in mind that the coarse polish is used to remove the light scratches from the finishing pad. It's not going to be shiny. If you skipped to the fine polish, you'd be there forever making the cut. Trust the process.

 

[mattyb85]

I would recommend wiping down the keg with acetone in between each stage. This helps remove a lot of the excess gunk still on the keg. This helped a lot with mine and I followed Bobby's instructions

 

[beernbourbon]

damn! that keg is awesome looking! Fine job there Matt! well worth the work, I would say!

 

[Melana]

I would recommend wiping down the keg with acetone in between each stage. This helps remove a lot of the excess gunk still on the keg. This helped a lot with mine and I followed Bobby's instructions View attachment 186493View attachment 186494View attachment 186495View attachment 186496View attachment 186497

Man that's some shiny metal you've got there... and now i want to go home and polish my keg... OH WAIT... that doesn't sound right...