How to polish out scratches???

[Bob Acosta]

I collect knives and swords. I have some that over time have ended up with scratches on the blades. I am looking for suggestions on how to buff, and polish blades to clean them up.

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[Darrel Ralph]

This depends on how deep the scratches are and the finish that is on them now. Start with a block of hardwood . Then go get some sic carbide paper from the hardware or auto body supply. Start by dragging the paper towards you . If there deep you may have to go to a 240 grit or so. If not maybe a 320 or 400. You can use the paper wet or dry.. Keep pulling the paper untill the scratch is gone .
Then up to the next grit. Keep criss crossing the grits untill it all looks the same . If its a satin go to 600-800 or so..
If its a polish well I go to a 2000 grit then just a light buff with green chrome. Then semi chrome polish . And last the white bars compound for a mirror.. You have to use seperate buffs for each compound and they must be kept clean for other compound and dirt and dust. You can use a cheap grinder from a outlet store and buy the buffs from most big hardware chains or knife supply houses.

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