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T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 2:19 PM Polishing out all the bumps and valleys is still the hard part for me. You learn pretty quickly to leave extra material so you have something to sand down. I would say try to find a cone-shaped sanding burr (perhaps a diamond one) and a steady hand to hit the high spots. My first one I used 60 grit sandpaper and wrapped that around flat and semi round pieces of wood for a makeshift sanding block. Then I followed up with 120 and a buffing wheel for the Dremel. I've added needle files to the list now, and they seem to be working out. I still use a lot of sandpaper though.

Polishing out all the bumps and valleys is still the hard part for me. You learn pretty quickly to leave extra material so you have something to sand down. I would say try to find a cone-shaped sanding burr (perhaps a diamond one) and a steady hand to hit the high spots. My first one I used 60 grit sandpaper and wrapped that around flat and semi round pieces of wood for a makeshift sanding block. Then I followed up with 120 and a buffing wheel for the Dremel. I've added needle files to the list now, and they seem to be working out. I still use a lot of sandpaper though.

Post #459354 by TikiMango on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 2:19 PM