Here's a picture as an example of one of the products we make:
They're for furniture applications, and in general they look very good, but my picky customers really nit pick them. In direct sunlight, the reflection is very hazy, and there is still a slight grain to the finish.
Currently we run the cut parts through a Timesaver wide belt sander starting at 120 grit going up to Trizact A6 (about 4,000 grit), then we weld the pieces together, grind down the welds, and rework the ground areas with a handheld drum sander using the same grits as the Timesaver, then we go over the entire part with a felt disc on a variable speed grinder using white and green buffing compounds, then we use a Nushine polishing paste from Nuvite for the final shine. Like I said, it looks very good in general, but under close inspection just looks sloppy.
Is there another step I should try implementing to get closer to a perfect mirror finish in direct sunlight? Or maybe try a completely new process? Any help on this would be much appreciated, there isn't many resources out there on this process.
And no, electroplating or chrome plating are not valid options as the lead times are too long and the costs are way too high.
They're for furniture applications, and in general they look very good, but my picky customers really nit pick them. In direct sunlight, the reflection is very hazy, and there is still a slight grain to the finish.
Currently we run the cut parts through a Timesaver wide belt sander starting at 120 grit going up to Trizact A6 (about 4,000 grit), then we weld the pieces together, grind down the welds, and rework the ground areas with a handheld drum sander using the same grits as the Timesaver, then we go over the entire part with a felt disc on a variable speed grinder using white and green buffing compounds, then we use a Nushine polishing paste from Nuvite for the final shine. Like I said, it looks very good in general, but under close inspection just looks sloppy.
Is there another step I should try implementing to get closer to a perfect mirror finish in direct sunlight? Or maybe try a completely new process? Any help on this would be much appreciated, there isn't many resources out there on this process.
And no, electroplating or chrome plating are not valid options as the lead times are too long and the costs are way too high.