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Re: sanding varnish and rubbing out
By:Rehd
Date: 7/26/2000, 9:37 pm
In Response To: Re: sanding varnish and rubbing out (Rehd)

: If you're looking for that water like finish, either of these posts are
: superb. When going with polishing compounds, go to the Automotive Paint
: stores, where you will find the silicon carbide paper in the grits George
: is talking about and ask for their best polish. It won't come cheap. It
: will ( or should ) contain " Jewelers Rouge ". That stuff is
: slicker than snot on a glass door knob. I'm not sure what George is
: refering to by " Too Glossy ", as what he's recommending gets
: you about as glossy as I've ever seen. But, maybe the Jeweler's Rouge will
: take it a bit further. ???

: Rehd

As an added thought, like George says, don't use the ROS to polish, as it has too solid a backing. You will not get the scratches out completely. You can do it by hand, or if you are into power, use a powered polisher/buffer. KNOW this though: the powered stuff CAN and WILL eat a hole in your finish, or at least burn it if you are not tooooo careful. Another one of those " gotta know how to use it tools " like the belt sander. :)

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

sanding varnish and rubbing out
peter czerpak -- 7/26/2000, 1:09 pm
Re: polishing - another source
Dave Houser -- 7/28/2000, 3:24 am
Re: sanding varnish and rubbing out
Rehd -- 7/26/2000, 9:30 pm
Re: sanding varnish and rubbing out
Rehd -- 7/26/2000, 9:37 pm
Re: sanding varnish and rubbing out
Spidey -- 7/26/2000, 3:45 pm