how to polish your GGTS
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6.25 for a 1pound bar is a kickin price. with this setup you can make it shine good enuf to shave in.
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6.25 for a 1pound bar is a kickin price. with this setup you can make it shine good enuf to shave in.
Awesome thanks... and what about Mother's? Or is that as good as Mother's?
I'll have to watch some videos on how to actually buff things as well
I'll have to watch some videos on how to actually buff things as well
The comtrol ring is a bit tricky...the short version is to get a ultra sonic cleaner or cheat like i do and find a jewlery store that will do it for you.
the mothers and most of them are simply jewlers rouge that's disolved in something like mineral spirits ......its made with white jewlers rouge
the mothers and most of them are simply jewlers rouge that's disolved in something like mineral spirits ......its made with white jewlers rouge
That's awesome! I can see it now, walk into jewelry store "yes I'd like to get my control ring cleaned up". Of course!!! Would you like to wait or pick it up. "Oh hell no, not a GG item. Ill wait thanks"
They charge the same as they would a ring cause all i take in is the ring....most i have been charged is 8.00
Dremel wheels are soo small I find it very difficult to polish a big item like the ggts. You may get an uneven polish.
As to your brass question depending on conditions and your skin expext to need a polish between 3 days and every couple weeks. I personally don't mind the tarnished look but I like classic brass stuff.
I've learned to love tarnished brass. It was either that or go insane.
Fright, you are right. Dremel is an exellent solution but only for contacts. If you use dremel on GGTS you will make it polygonal!
Haha true! I guess I don't really mind the tarnished look, either, but it's pretty nice when it's shiny! Brushed brass would probably still tarnish, I assume? I love brushed SS and have been debating on doing that to a couple of my pieces as well... not sure if I can bring myself to do it, though!
That makes sense. Then I can't wait for those buffing wheels, maybe the brass won't tarnish as bad? Using the 3M polishing papers leaves tiny scratches.
The problem with a dremel is it spins so fast the the heat builds up and when the metal is hot it softens up making it easier to scratch so your not really buffing out the scratches your simply making all the scratches uniform in direction and therefore harder to see. with a slow turning buffer it won't heat up as easy or as fast alowing you time to polish.
Yeah that makes sense. When I first heard that people used buffing wheels for some reason I pictured a dremel, and I was wondering "how do they get it so even??" but that makes sense.. they use a nice big wheel!
I'll get those buffing wheels at Home Depot.. do you think I would use all 3? Or should I try to find just a regular cotton one online somewhere?
I'll get those buffing wheels at Home Depot.. do you think I would use all 3? Or should I try to find just a regular cotton one online somewhere?
I would use the spiral sewn wheel with the blue rouge....that's most likely the only one you Will need and is a good place to start.....
Guys i have a drememl, and I use a felt tip cone shaped. I used it on a button and it was nice and shiny. Are you saying that if i use it on the tubes it will look bad and I might ruin it? I am not gonna buy a wheel for this
EDIT: Wait is it enough to buy a wheel and attach it on a dremel? or a Drill? or there is a special drill for polishing with low speeds?
EDIT: Wait is it enough to buy a wheel and attach it on a dremel? or a Drill? or there is a special drill for polishing with low speeds?
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