You know, I knew I'd end up having to defend myself to either OFG or Grand Bois or both. Typical. Makes me wonder why I bothered.
Originally Posted by
Old Fat Guy
With all due respect to the OP, there is only one bible about polishing, and it comes from a BMX guy, Ted Carl. I have no idea who he is, but he knows his stuff:
http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/...wtopic=4005471
Be prepared for a long read with awkward links, but if you want to polish, this article is a must. Tools are what makes us human, use them, that's the bottom line. Know how to use them, that's the next to last line.
Read the article, try the methods, and get back in a few days. It's a holiday weekend, good time to get dirty. Choose your parts wisely.
Sure, buy a Dremel if you don't have one, buy a mouse sander if you don't have one, blah, blah, blah. For $20 in supplies anyone can produce a quite fine part. That's my point, here. I've read this guys article,many times over in fact. I've read the referenced material at Caswell Plating. Nothing at all wrong with any of it. These are the techniques I use. Use them, don't use them, just like the other referenced materials.
Additionally, in no way did I suggest I was writing a polishing bible. That's why specifically I hoped I wasn't being too presumptuous.
Originally Posted by
auchencrow
It saves time, but it's pretty easy to mess up a part with a polishing wheel. (I know this from doing chrome many years ago -The wheel can leave serious buffing marks.)
- I am confident in Khatfull's more conservative methods, and definitely uncomfortable with the Dremel /Black and Decker sander etc. recommended on that BMX site.
- If anyone has not read Khatfull's post carefully, and in its entirety, you owe it to yourself to do so now.
Excellent treatise Khatfull! Thanks!
Thanks Auchen...apparently someone understands what I'm getting at here.