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MartC
PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:41 am 
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Really wasn't happy with the circular brushing on the Steelfish. It was a coarser grain than the bracelet and didn't match the grain direction either.

So I set about a lengthy polishing mission. Proved to be a lot more time consuming than I thought, as you really don't want to alter the shape of anything.
Removed the bezel and uesd a few different grades of wet & dry abrasive paper to work out the facory grain on the case finishing with 1200grit. Then onto a Dremel with soft wheel and jewllers rouge and a Cape Cod cloth for final polishing. Repeated the process on the bracelet.

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Very happy with the results :D
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Gotta say that is one beautiful job there MartC!
Looks fab! :)
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Any chance you can tell me/post pics of exactly which Dremel attachments and jewelers rouge you used? Much easier with pics :)

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Looks like a great job! :thumbsup:

Bet it took more than a few hours to get it like that though!

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Zirotti wrote:
Any chance you can tell me/post pics of exactly which Dremel attachments and jewelers rouge you used? Much easier with pics :)


To be honest the Dremel played the least significant part. The wet & dry abrasive paper is more important. Something like 500 grit, then 800 and finish off with 1200. Worn 1200 with plenty of soapy water gives you an almost polished finish :wink:

Stole this pic off the net, but its the exact same polishing wheels and compound. It may not be jewellers rouge, but its a red paste that comes in a lot of Dremel accesory packs

Image I use the smaller wheels for lower surface speed


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Driver8 wrote:
Looks like a great job! :thumbsup:

Bet it took more than a few hours to get it like that though!


Cheers for the comments guys, and yes it took a very long time, over 6 hours I think :shock:
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Superb job.


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:shock: that looks spectacular.
But you need a sign that says don't try this at home kids.
:lingsrock:

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Quickie, how much would a shop charge for that? Who would do it?

Superb job man, :lingsrock:

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Man that thing is sick! I am tempted to do that to mine!

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Very impressive results! Nice work!

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