a question of mirror polished

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xia63

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I have several custom knives is mirror polished, such as some LE version, now i cant restore it to original situation when i want to polish the scratch on the blade.
someone told me that is chromeplate chroming , so it is difficult to polish because it has higher hardness .
I think they were hand mirror polishing processing, isn't?
:confused:

thanks
 
xia63 said:
I have several custom knives is mirror polished, such as some LE version, now i cant restore it to original situation when i want to polish the scratch on the blade.
someone told me that is chromeplate chroming , so it is difficult to polish because it has higher hardness .
I think they were hand mirror polishing processing, isn't?
:confused:

thanks
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Xia, there's no chrome plate on the blades. You may take a fine sand paper buff out the scratches and polish the blade with the polishing wheel and grinding paste. Good speed!

Haebbie
 
In other words, you must be well-equipped and have considerable skill and experience to make a mirror finished blade look nice again.

Which is why most of us send them to professionals.

:)
 
You need a full range of grits in sand paper (180 -1200 grit) and micromesh (1500 - 12,000 grit) and a lot of patience.
 
parbajtor said:
You need a full range of grits in sand paper (180 -1200 grit) and micromesh (1500 - 12,000 grit) and a lot of patience.
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That's what I figured. Not that I'm looking to mirror polish a blade, but just a simple polish that's all. I can see where impatience and inconsistency can lead to frustration when embarking on such polishing tasks. Thanks for the tip!
 
Haebbie said:
Xia, there's no chrome plate on the blades. You may take a fine sand paper buff out the scratches and polish the blade with the polishing wheel and grinding paste. Good speed!

Haebbie
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there is no chrome plate on the blade. that's good, i try to use the sand paper ( about 400 grit ) at first.
thanks.
thanks everyone.
 
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