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    Quote Originally Posted by ben.mid View Post
    Sometime's that's just the way it is.

    Wet & dry paper is what you should be using. You can use it with water, but you'll find you get very good results with a light oil, such as WD40. It seems to carry the slurry better. There are a few posts on what grit's to use, depending on the condition of the blade.
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    What about olive oil? I'm gonna stop by home depot soon and pick up some sand paper, from what I understand I am gonna need a fine grit?

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    I'd avoid olive oil & just get the real thing when you get the wet & dry.
    I use the progression 320 400 600 800 1000 1200 or thereabouts. I'd go up to 2000 if i could get any higher grit's round here.

    My starting grit is determined by the state of the blade.

    Start with a higher grit than you think you might need, because if you start too low you might find you're not sanding corrosion off, but merely the scratches you yourself caused.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BYUTexan View Post
    LOL

    What about olive oil? I'm gonna stop by home depot soon and pick up some sand paper, from what I understand I am gonna need a fine grit?
    IME wd40 works best. I like 3m paper, and I usually go with something like 220, 400, 600, 1000, and so on generally never going up by more than double grit number. I try to go toe to heel with one grit, then spine to edge with the next grit and so on. Don't move up until all scratches from previous grits ate gone. Hope it helps

    Ben is right on,
    also, check the wiki under restoration and you'll find a tutorial on hand sanding
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