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Old 07-11-2006, 11:13 PM
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Default Re: polishing ss knife blades

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Originally Posted by jimmijet2841
i want to polish some of my ss knife blades i have a die grinder that i will be using.can someone run through the steps and tell me what are the correct products to achive mirror finish.

also what is the difference between grease and greaseless compounds.

thanks in advance
jim
first off what is the finsh you are starting with? without seeing the blades i can make the following basic suggestion. start with a handful of the felt bobs that caswell has and some 320 greaseless compound. the use the 400 grit greaseless. then on to emory and then stainless(green) bar. finally if needed red bar.
the difference between greaseless and grease bars is the binder medium that the abrasive is in. almost all of the polishing bars except blue has some kind of abrasive in it. the grease bar flows a little aesier but the abrasive level starts about where the greaseless leaves off. hope this helps bro.
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