Perhaps I should have asked for a local retailer. heheh
Finished sanding the clutch cover today - started with 200 grit emery paper and a fine file to get rid of casting lines, flash etc.. Sanded all the big gouges and dings out then wet sanded with 220, 400 and 600 wet/dry. Had to touch up a few spots with 400 and then the 600 'cuz the sunlight showed some good scratches. Once I had a nice smooth matte finish all over and from every angle, I went to town with the black compund and a sisal wheel..
Within 2 minutes I shut down the buffer 'cuz the [bleep] scratches I thought were gone weren't. Re-sanded the entire thing with 400 (at the cost of some skin and a good chunk of thumbnail) and plenty of "oomph" then did the same with the 600.. Hit it with the sisal wheel - woohoo! scratches seem gone.. Finished up the initial cutting then went to the brown compund and a tight spiral wheel.. Scratches galore! WTF?
This is the same wheel I used to do most of the case and I didn't have nearly the problems I'm having now. Possible I need a new wheel? How fast do these things wear out? I assume they load up with gunk as you use 'em. I tried the sawblade trick outlined in the instructions I got with the Caswell kit but still the scratches are there and I can't seem to polish 'em out, regardless of how much I sand. After good success with the case and a few other small pieces, I'm frustrated I can't get the same results today.. Ideas? Suggestions? Pint of Guiness to soothe me?
Look at the 3 Clutch cover pics I just put up at the link above. You can clearly see the scratches I'm talking about...
THX!
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