polishing bronze washers

[Hightide]

I haven't had great luck polishing my washers, seems rougher at first until it wears back in a little. However, I was not careful to put the washers back in the same orientation so that could have been most of my problem.

 

[og556]

I used brasso and a microfiber cloth. Good results.

 

[redfeenix]

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[litetube]

You dont have to make up a story with Spyderco. Just tell them your situation and they will help you. I know this from direct experience. Great CS.

 

[Mr. Sogetsu]

Think twice, write once.

Ironic advice when you edited your own post 2 hours later.

I would polish/strop them a bit. You can take too much off if you don't have a micrometer with sandpaper.

 

[videl]

But, if you wanna question my integrity, that's cool, I don't care about your opinion.

Thats the spirit. :foot:

 

[brownshoe]

Per my experience, Spyderco does not routinely stock parts for their knives. If it's not US-made, they will be even less likely to have parts for a knife. So whether or not they would have your washer available would be a crap shoot. Things like clips that are expected to be goobered up, you can usually get through the mail for most of their knives. If the washers are a standard size across different knives, like screws, they may have them.

 

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I take a piece of paper, load it with stropping compound, and place it on a sheet of glass or small mirror (very flat reference surface). I place my finger on top of the washer's I.D. and push it around the paper in circles. Use light pressure. Do fast small circles while slowly making a larger circle, if you can picture that. Doesn't take long to knock down the burrs and put a nice shine on it.

 

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