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Mirror Polish BK2 (two tone)
- Thread starter Febeleh
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wax on, wax off
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Are you sure that you did not shop this too? 
Have any of you guys tried Zephyr polish?
That stuff is absolutely amazing.
You can take something that only has a slight sheen, and bring it to a mirrored shine.
It's expensive though, but my dad delivered to the place, and the people were cool enough to give him a free sample (and by that, I mean an entire 16 FL OZ bottle!).
He didn't need it, and I got it on the night of working on this project. Talk about perfect timing.
That stuff is absolutely amazing.
You can take something that only has a slight sheen, and bring it to a mirrored shine.
It's expensive though, but my dad delivered to the place, and the people were cool enough to give him a free sample (and by that, I mean an entire 16 FL OZ bottle!).
He didn't need it, and I got it on the night of working on this project. Talk about perfect timing.
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I love the two tone.
Any particular reason by hand? The love of the work, or the one with the knife mentality? Kinda like why Gibbs on NCIS builds his boats by hand without power tools?
I would have used my bench grinder with a brass wire wheel to strip the paint, the use a buffing wheel with buffing compound to polish it up, then switch to my pneumatic rotary wheel with a very fine buffing wheel and fine buffing compound to finish to a mirror .
Any particular reason by hand? The love of the work, or the one with the knife mentality? Kinda like why Gibbs on NCIS builds his boats by hand without power tools?
I would have used my bench grinder with a brass wire wheel to strip the paint, the use a buffing wheel with buffing compound to polish it up, then switch to my pneumatic rotary wheel with a very fine buffing wheel and fine buffing compound to finish to a mirror .
Bishop2Queen's6 - I would say it is for two reasons: The love of the craftsmanship it takes to make something that impeccable without the use of electric tools, and, admittedly, the lack of access to such power tools.
All I had was a Dremel Stylus that I did not use purely because it would have produced an uneven finish.
Plus, it totally helps you improve on certain crafting skills.
I am also sort of an artist, and have learned that you should master realism before attempting a certain style, as this enhances any style you can learn. Same idea, really.
It's sort of how I perfected hand sharpening with stones and sandpaper and stropping, instead of buying some expensive system that does it all for you.
I find it to be a lot of fun.
All I had was a Dremel Stylus that I did not use purely because it would have produced an uneven finish.
Plus, it totally helps you improve on certain crafting skills.
I am also sort of an artist, and have learned that you should master realism before attempting a certain style, as this enhances any style you can learn. Same idea, really.
It's sort of how I perfected hand sharpening with stones and sandpaper and stropping, instead of buying some expensive system that does it all for you.
I find it to be a lot of fun.
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What grit was the paper you used? I've heard the recommendations about stepping down from course to ultrafine in the process of mirror edging a blade but this looks excellent with one set of paper and polishing compound. I know it's not staring from a course finish but instead from the factory coating.
I started with 120 to remove the paint and do a rough convex, moved all the way up to 1500 grit for finishing and sharpening ( not shown in video for length ) and then polished the blade with "Zephyr Pro 40" and corn starch ( alternating ).
For sharpness reasons, I stropped it with some green compound on a leather strop, and finished it with some more Zephyr polish rubbed into the strop.
Did I mention that that Zephyr stuff is great for use with a strop? It is amazing how sharp you can get your blade.
For sharpness reasons, I stropped it with some green compound on a leather strop, and finished it with some more Zephyr polish rubbed into the strop.
Did I mention that that Zephyr stuff is great for use with a strop? It is amazing how sharp you can get your blade.
Bishop2Queen's6- I think I get what you mean with the whole "one with the blade mentality" now.
In some form, yes, but not in any mystical way. It just makes you feel like you "know" the blade that much better, and have had a chance to put your own modifications on it, making it feel as if it is more "yours".
In some form, yes, but not in any mystical way. It just makes you feel like you "know" the blade that much better, and have had a chance to put your own modifications on it, making it feel as if it is more "yours".