So, just finished up the final polish and here's the results:

original condition



After finishing



Pizza!



Progression was 180 - 2500 grit wet dry, last 3 grits with WD40 as suggested by maxi, autosol and q-tips, polished with kitchen tissue, toilet paper, chamois and microfibre cloth.

So, stuff I'd do different

  • pay attention to earlier grit grades, there's some scartches left from an early stage
  • need to get some kind of sand block, maybe like pencil with razor type idea, going, sitting rubbing with little squares on your fingertips is tough. Hell of a manicure though
  • As suggested on a different thread, maybe a cushion bottomed tray would be nice to work on


just need to sand the file scratches off the scales now.

So that's it until i get back from the rig, at that point i'll have a repinning kit and my norton wetstones. Anyone think it's worth trying to establish a bevel now on some of the lower grade sandpaper?