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Old 02-03-2004, 10:45 AM
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I recently scratched the blued barrel of one of my new guns, so I tried to polish this out by hand using wet and dry and wire wool. But whenever I apply some cold bluing it feels very rough. Why?
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probably because you used a wire wheel on it and didnt sand it enough.



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Old 02-03-2004, 12:03 PM
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Is it possible to get a mirror finish without using a polishing wheel is so how. thanks
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i dont know of a way to get a mirror finish without a buffing wheel and i also havent ever sanded past 600 grit so i dont know if you would get the result your looking for this way either. what is the highest grit of paper you used



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Old 02-18-2004, 02:05 AM
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I've sanded decorative copper up to 2000 grit before and it comes out *almost* looking polished.

Wonder if the >$20 for a wheel (or two) some compound and an arbor might be worth it....
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don't you see the scraches left by the sand paper
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