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Metal Polishing and Buffing
Chicago, IL

Serving Customers in the Midwest and Nationwide

Elite Metal Polishing - Chicago, IL

Serving Customers in the Midwest and Nationwide

Metal Polishing

Polishing your metal parts and components involves smoothing of metal surfaces or rubbing to a high luster with a fine abrasive. The process can use a combination of methods to prepare a smooth and often reflective finished surface. Polishing is an important metal finishing process for many products and is generally accomplished with fine grades of an abrasive belt, grinding wheel, setup wheel or other abrasive media.

Metal Buffing

Buffing offers a different process and result than with polishing. It is the processing of a metal surface by mechanical means to give a desired finish. There are four finishes available with buffing…

Types of metals include...

  • Aluminum polishing and buffing
  • Stainless Steel polishing and buffing
  • Brass polishing and buffing
  • Copper polishing and buffing
  • Bronze polishing and buffing
  • Carbon Steel polishing and buffing

Finishes available...

  • Satin finishing
  • Cut-down buffing
  • Cut-and-color buffing
  • Luster buffing

Abrasive grades available include…

  • #3 Finish (60-80 Grit)
  • #4 Finish (120-180 Grit)
  • #5 Finish (Scotch Bright)
  • #7 Finish (Any Grit and Buff)
  • #8 Finish (Mirror Finish)
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Fine polishing of metal products and components is an important stage in many manufacturing processes. Architectural metal, cookware, kitchenware, metal parts on aircraft, auto and marine parts are some of the products that are polished before they reach the market. In other cases, metals can be polished as part of general repairs or restoration.

Polishing and buffing also help with workplace safety. For example, buffing helps prevent corrosion in specialty plumbing in food processing plants or in laboratories in medical and pharmaceutical facilities. Polished metal surfaces in dairy and pharmaceutical plants, as another example, helps destroy bacteria or mold and prevents corrosion which is important for product safety considerations.

Need to know more? Check out this basic information on metal buffing and polishing. And put our years of experience and expertise to work for your company to give you the high quality, on-time, finished metal products that you and your clients deserve. Partner with us today!

Industries Served

We serve customers nationwide in industries that include:

Heavy Truck
Pipe & Tubing
Medical & Pharmaceutical
Metal Fabricators
Industrial Metal Parts
Packaging & Industrial Equipment
Industrial Tooling
Automotive & Motorcycles
Aircraft & Aerospace Polishing
Marine & Boat Hardware
Refinish Hardware & Collectibles