Thread: help with polishing scales

Dude, take it easy with dremel polishing tool on celluloid and bakelite. They will burn really fast! Elbow grease is the tool of choice for synthetics.

Wow, 220?

I start at 1K and drop to 600, 600 scratches are easy to remove and 1k will buff with metal polish.

Are you removing deep scratches?

I was wondering if the scales are celluloid? Haven't tried it, but seems as though 220 would have a bit too much cut and deep scratches.
Also I have a buddy who uses some kind of car polish, forgot what type, but it was found on that late nite tv shopping station. I'll need to ask him.
I don't do as much serious restoration with celluloid unless it's still in really nice condition, usually when the scales are jacked up I remove and replace, or at least that's what I have in mind on most of the many "projects" that await me... Lol! Ugh.

yep,been there with the dremel tool,even with buffer with 6" wheels will give you problems over 1700 rpm's.thanks

Have not had any deep scratches so far will make a trip tomorrow to lowes.Wooden scales are harder to shine up,tried wood wax but just gives a satin finishI did find a greasless plastic compound tube in my razor gear,will try with my 6" buffer wheel.Thanks.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

What material are the scales made of?

Most intelligent reply here. A picture and description are mandatory as giving ANY advise, guys.
Horn scales would have a vastly different answer than Bone, Bakelite or Celluloid.

Answers willy-nilly will not help someone do what needs to be done with what he has in-hand. JMO
So, OP. Tell them what you have and produce a pic?

well going through 52 razors create a large supply of scales to work on,you name it and I probably have it.As far as I know wooden and bone handles are the tough ones.HOOK 'EM HORNS

Originally Posted by semperfi6141

well going through 52 razors create a large supply of scales to work on,you name it and I probably have it.As far as I know wooden and bone handles are the tough ones.HOOK 'EM HORNS

It matters a lot as to what you are working with, I think. Need to know what the scales are?
GIG 'Em AGGIES!

Novus 1 , 2, 3 system is celluloid/bakelite friendly.

Got to lowes today looking for some fine sheets of sandpaper,well 400 grit was all I could find starting to walk off and spotted some 3M

3 2/3" x 9" sheets of 600 grit in package of 5,also found the 800 grit same size.will give it a try






















































full sheets were the