Jim...

I do not hold any secrets, especially after people pay good money for them. I'm more than happy to share what I know with anyone who really wants to learn. That should only take a few minutes...

You have to remember, I have a few things around here that work a little better than a dremel. Much of what I do is by hand and by rotary, but I also have the big guns like my burr king and a 3/4 horse baldor.

Persistence and patience... you need both. You can get a shine like that by hand... but it will take a long time. In some cases, several hours for just one single blade. You will have to progress through the different grits of paper. All of that is covered in the CD, but in a nutshell, here is a good progression from as bad as a blade gets to a mirror finish.

  • 320
  • 400
  • 600
  • 1000
  • 1500
  • 2000
  • 2500 if you can find it
  • With the 2500, it will be shiny, but cloudy
Then use rotary buffs and polishing compound. The red compound that you find in hardware stores will work ok.

THEN... you can use the Maas. You skipped a few steps.