[TheForge] Brushed Finished Stainless Steel

[Ries Niemi]

On Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 12:51 PM, <debmiller at fuse.net> wrote:

> Hey People,
>
> I have a new project where I actually have to try to match a 
> commercial brushed stainless steel finish. Something like a B4, I 
> believe.
>
> With everything I've done before I have just used scotchbrite drum 
> finishing. Now I am integrating a commercial sink into a cool 
> stainless bar stand for a deck area, so I have to kind of match it
>
> Any tips? Scotchbrite? Sandpaper? Outside vendor???
>
> Ray
>
>


You can buy sheet stainless in a brushed finish- my local supplier 
carries it, and I have had it custom made in oddball sizes- I needed a 
lot of 3/8" plate once, with a brushed finish both sides, and found a 
supplier with a 4 foot wide, dual head belt sander that sanded both 
sides of the sheet at once.
There is a commercial unit, kind of like a grinder with a special head 
on it, for doing this as well- costs a lot, but it will do it all day 
long-
http://www.csunitec.com/sand/surfacefinishing.html


scotchbrite is also good- you can get it in formats to fit most any 
sander or grinder.

ries