I want to replate a 24k gold-plated silver dish. The surface is smooth to the touch and gives an undistorted reflection, but there are visible scratches in the gold from normal wear. The Caswell buffing handbook just recommends the blue or red on canton flannel for polishing. Is that what I want to do - polish only? Will this get the scratches out? Do I need to use a compound that has some cutting action like the brown? Maybe since gold is so soft, the red or blue will remove the scratches.
Also, what is the practical dfferences between the red and the blue compound? I realize that the blue is greaseless, but what does that get you?
Thanks
Also, what is the practical dfferences between the red and the blue compound? I realize that the blue is greaseless, but what does that get you?
Thanks
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