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Dulling Polished Metal
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For the mirror polish, you have to use a polishing compound.

First you have to take off all the marks of files with sand paper. First of a high grade then medium, then fine.

When you have a smooth surface, then it's turn to get the mirror look. Buy some polish compound, and use with a polishing pad with the help of a drill machine.

First, you have to use a "prepolish compound", more abrasive that remove the scratches left by sandpapers. Then, use another polish compound more fine (generally red called Tripoli) that gives the metal that mirror look. Don't use the same polishing pad with both pastes or compounds. Each have to had an pad.

If some paste remains when you have finished, you can get off that with alcohol, benzin, etc.
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Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by jkaler48 - 05-14-2008, 06:26 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 05-14-2008, 06:29 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by jkaler48 - 05-14-2008, 06:49 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by sulla felix - 05-14-2008, 07:22 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by jkaler48 - 05-14-2008, 07:45 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by sulla felix - 05-14-2008, 07:57 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by aitor iriarte - 05-14-2008, 07:59 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by Chris B - 05-14-2008, 01:03 PM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by Primvs Pavlvs - 05-14-2008, 01:58 PM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by Robert - 05-14-2008, 02:25 PM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by rusty myers - 05-14-2008, 02:48 PM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by Robert - 05-14-2008, 03:40 PM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by M. Demetrius - 05-15-2008, 05:23 AM
Re: Dulling Polished Metal - by Wes - 05-16-2008, 05:05 PM
"Dulling" arms and armour - by Paullus Scipio - 05-16-2008, 09:01 PM

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