New User...polish scratches?

mycough

mycough

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I have a caly zdp 189 frn that I scratched when I miss-stroked on the clip side while sharpening. I was wondering if flitz or something similar might or if I was gonna have to deal with the scratch. I am anal as hell and know every time I look at that scratch I will get irritated. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanx, Russ:eek:
 
Depends a lot on how deep the scratch is. Flitz, Simichrome, other metal polishes, even toothpaste will work if it's shallow enough. Definitely worth a try. 420J2 scratches easily, but should polish just as easily.
 
I would just try not to worry about the scratch. Flitz is more of a chemical polish; it's only very mildly abrasive. You may have to refinish the entire blade with successively finer grits for it to look right, and it's really not worth the trouble on a user.

If it makes you feel any better, here's a pic of my beat-up old VG-10 Calypso Junior. :) There are actually a lot more scratches running lengthwise on the blade that didn't show up in this light.

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Dan Barnes said:
Depends a lot on how deep the scratch is. Flitz, Simichrome, other metal polishes, even toothpaste will work if it's shallow enough. Definitely worth a try. 420J2 scratches easily, but should polish just as easily.
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How exactly would you go about polishing scratches with toothpaste?
My poliwog has tons of scratches, but most are quite shallow. I wasn't really worried about them but if I can use toothpaste effectively, it's worth a shot.
 
I've seen the toothpaste trick mentioned before but I've never gotten it to work on any kind of scratches. Maybe there is a specific brand that actually works?
 
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