Polish to satin.

[Jonny D]

Hello folks wondering what's the best way to change a finger print magnet high polish finish to a satin to help with smudges on blades like vg10 any help is appreciated, thanks!

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

On VG10, some wet/dry sandpaper (silicon carbide or aluminum oxide) in the 320-800 grit range will leave varying degrees of a satin finish. 320-grit, or sometimes even 220, will emulate a lot of factory satin finishes. Wrapping a piece of sandpaper around a rubber eraser makes a decent sanding 'block' which more evenly distributes pressure (makes a more even finish) and will conform to contours of the blade more easily.

You could also rub them down with a ScotchBrite pad, such as the green ones commonly found at the grocery store for kitchen/bath/sink cleaning duty. It'll work a bit more slowly than the wet/dry sandpaper, on hardened cutlery steels.

If using the sandpaper, you might start with a higher grit (maybe 600) and see what that looks like. It's better than starting too low and then having the too-coarse scratches left to clean up, if you don't like it that coarse.


David

 

[Jonny D]

Great information thank you!

 

[irona]

The scotch brite pads work especially well and are more safe imo, as they go slower and won't remove a lot of material at all. You'll have to resharpen after using them, though


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