No mate. This is original restoration🤣 What replace it?
No mate. This is original restoration
37 years of experience. It is a careful process. We're you just using your hand to sand or did you use a spindle?View attachment 465729 View attachment 465730
Look at my after - it's worse that it was to start with !
I went from P120 > P180 > P240 > P320 > P400 > P600 > P800 > P1200 wet sanding.
Followed by 'PolyWatch' but I still cannot get that haze out.
I've ordered 'Cerium Oxide' and plan to put some paste on a foam pad / buffing wheel as my last resort.
Have I missed the trick?
What's your secret?
RESPECT... for your experience !37 years of experience. It is a careful process. We're you just using your hand to sand or did you use a spindle?
if it’s glass you need diamond paste, time, and a lot of elbow grease. Poly watch and cerium oxide won’t work as the glass is a lot harder than either of those. Use a thin piece of leather with a hard backing to polish it. Anything soft like a sponge will curve around the sides and ruin the edge profile. I use a piece of leather glued to an old flat caseback for polishing glass. Acrylic is easy, white crest toothpaste works very good on plastic.RESPECT... for your experience !
No I did it by hand and used a rotary tool at the end with a bit of Dialux (Black/white) compound on a felt pad.
The sanding strips were wetted with a window cleaning 'Mr Muscle' spray instead of water.
Will the 'Cerium Oxide' fix it?
Should I buy P2000 / P5000 / P7000 grit paper and work it finer?
Would appreciate your advice.
Hello Zekeif it’s glass you need diamond paste, time, and a lot of elbow grease. Poly watch and cerium oxide won’t work as the glass is a lot harder than either of those. Use a thin piece of leather with a hard backing to polish it. Anything soft like a sponge will curve around the sides and ruin the edge profile. I use a piece of leather glued to an old flat caseback for polishing glass. Acrylic is easy, white crest toothpaste works very good on plastic.
Yes, those will do it. Similar to the set I have.Hello Zeke
Darn.. I've just ordered the 'Cerium Oxide'
That's solid advice.
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I see this on Amazon and eBay.
8 pcs set or 12 pcs set
0.5 Micron - Final Polish
1.0 Micron - Mirror finish
1.5 Micron - Mirror finish
2.5 Micron - Mirror finish
3.5 Micron - Fine Polish
5.0 Micron - Fine Polish
7.0 Micron - Pre Polish, fine lapping
10 Micron - Lapping metals
(14 Micron - Stock Removal or lapping metals)
(20 Micron - Stock Removal or lapping metals)
(28 Micron - Medium fast lapping)
(0 Micron - Fast lapping or stock removal carbide )
Is this the stuff you've worked with?
Pi can make it brand new for Australian $30.00 if you like. You are on the right track but it is not easy to do. CheersRESPECT... for your experience !
No I did it by hand and used a rotary tool at the end with a bit of Dialux (Black/white) compound on a felt pad.
The sanding strips were wetted with a window cleaning 'Mr Muscle' spray instead of water.
Will the 'Cerium Oxide' fix it?
Should I buy P2000 / P5000 / P7000 grit paper and work it finer?
Would appreciate your advice.
I can actually purchase the crystal for $12 but that's not the point.Pi can make it brand new for Australian $30.00 if you like. You are on the right track but it is not easy to do. Cheers