Removing scratches from ss
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I as wondering about that also.
We should have like an Ultimate Guide For Cleaning....
The steps we should take, what is best used and so on...
Because, like Imeo said, GG are like old cars...Keep them at top performance and they will last for ages.
We should have like an Ultimate Guide For Cleaning....
The steps we should take, what is best used and so on...
Because, like Imeo said, GG are like old cars...Keep them at top performance and they will last for ages.
Use light pressure and the finest grit emory paper you can find, to get rid of the scratches. Then, using a polishing buff on a Dremel, bring it to a mirror finish.
I use, in this order:
Tripoli
Yellow
Blue for the final polish.
I use, in this order:
Tripoli
Yellow
Blue for the final polish.
I'd toss those and start with new ones. I keep mine in separate sandwich bags when not in use to keep them from being contaminated with abrasives. Grit can get caught in the material and it becomes a grinder instead of a polisher
I get rid of mine with a buffing wheel. It's relatively easy to do. Most car parts stores sell a buffing wheel attachment for hand drills. You mount the drill in a vise and just buff it with buffing rouge. The whole key to buffing is to use a large cloth wheel. Dremels have such tiny wheels that it's risky unless you have a steady hand and know what you're doing. When you have a scratch in metal, you have moved metal around. The only way to eliminate the scratch is to remove a tiny bit of metal to bring it down to the surface below the scratch.
Yap...i agree with you Torque.
It's a big pain in the lower part of your back when i do a scratch on my Don because of the dremel.
I'll probably need to do it when my GGTS SS arrives (i hope this week...#267)...sigh...
It's a big pain in the lower part of your back when i do a scratch on my Don because of the dremel.
I'll probably need to do it when my GGTS SS arrives (i hope this week...#267)...sigh...
depending on the part,it might be a better idea to just replace a $30 part then waste time trying to mess with it.
This kit is a good example of what you need for buffing. I am not selling the kit, nor endorsing Ebay, just showing what buffing wheels are. Note two buffing compounds. The heavier grit is to remove the scratch and the rouge is for making it shiney. Note, engravings will be efficiently removed! Be careful
5 PC SMALL 1/4" SHAFT BUFFING BUFFER WHEEL POLISH POLISHING SET FOR DRILL KIT | eBay
5 PC SMALL 1/4" SHAFT BUFFING BUFFER WHEEL POLISH POLISHING SET FOR DRILL KIT | eBay
Someone else mentioned that if you're not good with a dremel, don't even try it...VERY good advice. A dremel is not a good pick for buffing out scratches on your GG. It's a very high speed, low torque machine...even with very fine jewellers rouge you can dramatically mar your finish by simply taking off way more metal than you expect to, much more quickly than you ever dreamed possible.
You leave a nice shiny finish in the spot you removed all that surface material from, but the damage is done, and it's going to take a lot of work to get rid of the "polishing" that you did. You're much better off using a much larger, much slower wheel...more surface area in contact, much lower speed, much more control over how much metal you're moving.
Dremels are fantastic tools...they're just not meant for polishing relatively large areas. Rings, watch bracelets, necklaces, etc. they do wonders...those are appropriately sized items for a dremel. The barrel on a GG is just too large; better off with a large automotive style wheel ( I make jewellery as a hobby, and I'd never dream of trying to polish anything as large as a GG with a dremel for the same reasons...WAAY too big for the tool.)
You leave a nice shiny finish in the spot you removed all that surface material from, but the damage is done, and it's going to take a lot of work to get rid of the "polishing" that you did. You're much better off using a much larger, much slower wheel...more surface area in contact, much lower speed, much more control over how much metal you're moving.
Dremels are fantastic tools...they're just not meant for polishing relatively large areas. Rings, watch bracelets, necklaces, etc. they do wonders...those are appropriately sized items for a dremel. The barrel on a GG is just too large; better off with a large automotive style wheel ( I make jewellery as a hobby, and I'd never dream of trying to polish anything as large as a GG with a dremel for the same reasons...WAAY too big for the tool.)
Best way for someone to polish scratches out of GG's is to take it to a jewelry store to be buffed by someone who knows what they are doing. I would fall into this category as I don't know diddly about buffing.
I've got a leather stropping wheel, which I use a polishing abrasive on. That gets the big scratches, then I use my buffing wheels on my lathe, Tripoli, white diamond, and then a Renwax buff... but that's only if I'm feeling like polishing 
Eat your hearts out hehe 
Eat your hearts out hehe I've got a leather stropping wheel, which I use a polishing abrasive on. That gets the big scratches, then I use my buffing wheels on my lathe, Tripoli, white diamond, and then a Renwax buff... but that's only if I'm feeling like polishing
I am so envious to be able to do that.
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