Kit Question

[BaliLover]

I am looking into buying a folder kit and some dymondwood for handles. My question is, the knife blade and liners comes UNfinished and I have no clue what to use to finish them. I work on cars and I know to finish paint you have to sand the finish starting with a heavy grit and working your way to a fine grit. Then I use a Highspeed buffer and a finishing compound to bring the shine back up.

Is this basically what to do to finish a kit? What kind of compounds/buffers/wheels etc.. will I need?

Mark

 

[Darrel Ralph]

The sanding sounds great .
Hand rubbing the handles and bolsters together in even strokes will make a nice finish. I dont use a buffer so I cant answer the other question.

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[BaliLover]

Will this give me a polished blade/bolster or is that something that will require buffing?

 

[L6steel]

You can get a mirror polish by hand sanding thru 1500 grit.

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