Shaping Kirinite

[Col Defender]

So here is my first Kirinite handle. It was easy to cut, drill, and cut to profile. Now though, I need to shape it which will involve a belt sander on that beautliful polished surface. Not being sure how that would turn out and how I would get the unavoidable scratches out, I played around with a scrap of kirinite, taking it from 150, to 600 and then 800 grit and then buffed it with white compound. On the scrap I did not hand sand but I certainly could on the real handle. Is this a reasonable procedure? Is there a better way? This stuff is expensive enough that I do not want to blow the whole thing. Thanks!

Steve

 

[brettn]

Go slow on the belt sander. This stuff "melts" when it gets hot. It sands very easy by hand. I do my rough shaping on the belt at slow speed and then all the rest by hand. I've been taking them to 1200 grit and then buffing


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[Col Defender]

Go slow on the belt sander. This stuff "melts" when it gets hot. It sands very easy by hand. I do my rough shaping on the belt at slow speed and then all the rest by hand. I've been taking them to 1200 grit and then buffing


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Thank you brettn!

 

[Josh Rider]

Go slow on the belt sander. This stuff "melts" when it gets hot. It sands very easy by hand. I do my rough shaping on the belt at slow speed and then all the rest by hand. I've been taking them to 1200 grit and then buffing


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Agreed. It's very soft. The couple times I used it I only took it to about 600 and it looked really bright.