Thread: Help getting that mirror finish

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

A true mirror finish is nearly unattainable, but you can get very close I think. For a near mirror finish I usually hand sand to 3000 and then polish by hand as well after that. I don't have a buffer or tumbler so I can't give advise on those tools, though many people have good success with them. You are only sanding to 600? Next try 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, then use some method of polishing. Even if it ends up looking like a mirror, magnification will surely reveal more scratches. Sometimes you just have to know when enough is enough.

No sanding to 600 wet sand paper then using Micro Mesh 2x2 Pads through all the grits from 1500 to 12000

I think the advise of sometimes knowing when enough is enough is what I needed to hear. I'm a bit of an obsessive perfectionist when I do things and can be a bit over critical of my own work.