Quote Originally Posted by TheFiveO View Post
Thanks guys for your tips. In all honesty, I thought I read somewhere to start off with that low of grit sandpaper. Lesson learned. I have lots of grits of sandpaper from auto detailing so I will continue on into the higher grit range.
You learn something every day. It is a bit of logic: it is easier to drop grit when necessary than to get rid of coarse scratches. And really, WD-40 is your friend (particularly when sanding). It is the duct tape of restoring steel tools.