> If there are pits, you will have to start with sandpaper and get
> progressively finer until moving on to polishing rouge and finally
> polishing compound in finer stages. It is very time consuming and will
> often does not last unless the surface is then protected with a clear
> coat of some sort. But be careful what you use to coat it. Many
> products will undo all your work.
JIC Fred is napping, clear PC would work.
Of course, you could just use silver PC and not have to buff it out to begin
with.
> Also, a Dremel tool is not the best product to use for this task. I'd
> get a cotton buffing wheel for a bench grinder. That gives you a much
> bigger polishing area and fewer swirls.
HF has these for cheap. You really should plan on using several different
abrasives, and a different wheel for each one. Something like emory and a
sewn wheel for cutting down to a smooth surface, then white rouge and a sewn
wheel for polishing, and then jeweler's rouge and a loose wheel for the
final buffing. Even when the wheel type does not change, you should use a
different wheel, as it's impossible to remove all of the coarser grit from
the wheel when switching to a finer grit.
ISTR I got all of the above for under $30 at HF.
Randall
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