- Joined
- Dec 21, 2006
- Messages
- 3,158
You’re making this a bit more complicated than it needs to be.
Yes. The scotch brite belt is on a belt sander. 4x36 cheapo sander. They even make scotch brite wheels for a bench grinder. How long do I use them on the blade? A minute on each side maybe. I think I bought them from Supergrit (not sure tho)
Yes the mother’s mag polish is done by hand with a paper towel. How long? You just use it. I don’t know what else to say as far as how long. Apply the polish and buff it out by hand. It’s just a metal polish...it won’t round over grind lines or plunge lines if that is what you mean by blurring lines. The “fine” scotch brite belt can round over lines just a bit if too much pressure is applied.
The 800 grit is just a few swipes, each stroke with fresh unused part of the paper. This establishes a nice satin finish. Depending on how bright I want it to be I will do the metal polish after the 800 grit as well. Sometimes I just finish with the 800 grit paper.
It’s just the method I use. Vary it to your own tastes.
Yes. The scotch brite belt is on a belt sander. 4x36 cheapo sander. They even make scotch brite wheels for a bench grinder. How long do I use them on the blade? A minute on each side maybe. I think I bought them from Supergrit (not sure tho)
Yes the mother’s mag polish is done by hand with a paper towel. How long? You just use it. I don’t know what else to say as far as how long. Apply the polish and buff it out by hand. It’s just a metal polish...it won’t round over grind lines or plunge lines if that is what you mean by blurring lines. The “fine” scotch brite belt can round over lines just a bit if too much pressure is applied.
The 800 grit is just a few swipes, each stroke with fresh unused part of the paper. This establishes a nice satin finish. Depending on how bright I want it to be I will do the metal polish after the 800 grit as well. Sometimes I just finish with the 800 grit paper.
It’s just the method I use. Vary it to your own tastes.