polishing handles

dissipator16

dissipator16

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i have a large 21, base model . today i took it apart and hit the outsides of the scales with a scotchbrite pad. i love the way it looks!

i am going to call up the factory tomorrow, but i wonder if i sent it in, if they would polish the handles for me, even though it did no come that way from the factory.

it looks soo much better to me, and i would glady pay the 27 bucks.

anybody done this before?......
 
dissipator16 said:
i have a large 21, base model . today i took it apart and hit the outsides of the scales with a scotchbrite pad. i love the way it looks!

i am going to call up the factory tomorrow, but i wonder if i sent it in, if they would polish the handles for me, even though it did no come that way from the factory.

it looks soo much better to me, and i would glady pay the 27 bucks.

anybody done this before?......
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Save your phone call, They wont do it, I've tried many times.............
 
damn, thats gay. well, i still like my polishing job way better than the factory finish.

i wonder why they won't do it?

i don't care about the edges and stuff, just the main flats of the scales. is there anything else i could do/use to get a better finish?
 
You should be able to get it as shinny as you want with a dremel and some green jewelry rouge followed by flitz polish.I have gotten mirror finish on clips in no time at all.
 
dissipator16 said:
damn, thats gay. well, i still like my polishing job way better than the factory finish.

i wonder why they won't do it?

i don't care about the edges and stuff, just the main flats of the scales. is there anything else i could do/use to get a better finish?
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Sounds like the way I like it. You'll want to get some sandpaper starting at 220 and moving up through the grits through 2000. Get a piece of glass or something very flat, granite counters work.

Sand the side you want shiny through the grits, then hit it with some Flitz or other polish.
 
Just my opinion, the Scotchbrited finish, (lightly and uniformly done) looks nice. Take it down further - follow the advice above, and it'll work - but you may not like the ti too shiny. You can bring it to a mirror, but that shows every fine swirl, smudge or fingerprint. Personally, I don't care for it that way... not saying you won't.
 
yeah, i just used the green scotchbrite, and then some 600 grit, and then some crocus cloth to finish it out. i will post a pic this week sometime. it is about perfect, not too bright or dark, thanks for all the help!
 
I hit this one with 600 grit first, then 1200 grit. It's not as shiny as the inlay Sebenza's, but still looks a lot cleaner than the regular sandblast. Any scuffs in the original finish are gone.

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Use 1200 grit, then 2/0, then 4/0 emery paper, than a buffing wheel with jewelers rouge (and water, I also usually use alittle brasso mixed in).
 
Looks very good with the scotchbrite.
I prefer mine blasted for grip. Then when it gets all scratched up from abuse, I blast it again with Aluminum Oxide "bam" it's new again. Have repeated this cycle many times.
 
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