Help with polish

[Psyop]

After reading about the guys who polish the knives I wanted to give it a try. I took my time first stripped then started with 120 worked my way up to 1000. After the 1000 I used the dremel with mothers polish. I dont have a real buffer. This is what it looks like. Pretty good but you can still see lines and what not. It looks worse in person than the pic. Can you make it look like a mirror or did I do something wrong?

 

[Flexxx]

You need to start over with the 120 and move your way up until those scratches are out.

120-220-400 all the way to 2000

 

[Bladite]

and don't get it too hot, or you'll cook the temper.

then paint it, because it'll soon rust ;P

 

[Psyop]

You need to start over with the 120 and move your way up until those scratches are out.

120-220-400 all the way to 2000

I did 120-220-400-600-800-1000 then polish. If I need to go back Im sure it isnt farther than 800.

 

[PolygonalGuy]

After you get the sanding scratches worked out, hit it with Flitz polish to get that mirror finish and no swirl marks. And seal that beast up with someting to keep the rust away.

 

[Moosez45]

I did 120-220-400-600-800-1000 then polish. If I need to go back Im sure it isnt farther than 800.

With a polish like that, if you can see scratches still, you will need to head back to 220, at least. Make all your sanding directions the same, either spin to edge, or edge to spine(dangerous, eh).

Then head back up, and make it to 2000, then polish. Mothers, Flitz, there are tons out there.

CRKS's pic

Moose

 

[Psyop]

With a polish like that, if you can see scratches still, you will need to head back to 220, at least. Make all your sanding directions the same, either spin to edge, or edge to spine(dangerous, eh).

Then head back up, and make it to 2000, then polish. Mothers, Flitz, there are tons out there.

CRKS's pic

Moose

That one looks good!

 

[Moosez45]

That one looks good!

Moose

 

[cbwoods67]

As has been said, you will probably have to go down several grits. I don't know how you have it set up, but I clamp the blade and sand the length of the blade. Slight variation in angle helps so you can tell when the scratch pattern from the previous grit is gone.
Hope that helps.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Looks to me like you just didn't take enough time on each grit. You need to make sure you hit it long enough that the previous scratch pattern is gone. If I'm hand sanding, I like to switch directions so I can clearly see where I still need to hit.

Buffers aren't that expensive; you can get one on harbor freight for around 20 bucks. But it's not going to help if you didn't get the deep scratches out. Takes a LONG time to hand polish.

 

[Wrayth]

I have heard that if you rub chalk into the heavier grit paper, rasp or file ... it can help prevent that from happening
because it helps keep the larger metal filings from sticking in the said paper, rasp or file.

 

[CCMI]

I'd help but I don't speak Polish. I've heard Rosetta Stone is good though.

Wait, huh, oh.... nevermind

 

[paperairplane]

As stated above, when you move to the next higher grit you have to completely sand out all the previous scratches. Otherwise, it will show in the final buff. As an example, if you have 400 scratches, you can't just keep sanding with 1000. You need to sand out 400, then 600, then 800.....

Also remember, "Better is the worst enemy of good enough"

 

[CowboyStyle]

I like that polished bk11 I may have to give it a go. -Leo

 

[Psyop]

Well a little more work it looks pretty good.

Will try for a better pic later

 

[Skystorm]

Looking way better. That hand sanding is a bloody boring job

 

[Flexxx]

Looking way better. That hand sanding is a bloody boring job

Yes it it, but its worth the results

 

[Nsvens89]

Very nice man! I am impressed. Looks like you got the hang of it!

 

[Jroden5446]

Very nice! Hand sanding is not fun

 

[Col Defender]

Very nice but where did the grips come from?