Originally Posted by
khatfull
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.
Thanks Auchen...apparently someone understands what I'm getting at here.
As an additional side note, I'm one of the people who PM'ed Khatful about his polishing technique. If it makes any difference to posters, I specifically asked for non-machine techniques for polishing due to my current living situations. You all may keep your fancy dremmels and polishing wheels. For the rest of us who can't afford these machines, don't have a garage for them, or live in apartments where noise is a big issue, down-to-earth conservative methods like these are a godsend.
And there definitely is something nice about sitting down and seeing a shine get brought out with your hands. You could even get a few friends together and have a parts polishing party. Most people I talk to only want to polish parts for themselves or a close friend, so it's not like we have a ton of parts to polish thru either.
In any case, I'm immensely grateful to Khatful for putting in the time and effort to write this at all. It's a very clear and thorough thread, and I think a lot of people will benefit from this type of tutorial.