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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 12:47:10 GMT
Hi guys~!!
So i'm just wondering. How do i get that mirror/ satin polish? Normally, from what i've read, those of us who modern polish our own Japanese or European sword would use a 2000 grit as a polish finisher and would produce a sort of blurry mirror finish. Is there anyway to make a clearer mirror? Should i use some metal polish?
The thing is, i'm actually polishing a friend's high carbon kitchen knife that has rusted (With his unknowing habit of touching the blade to inspect it. Sigh*...) and has asked me to polish plus sharpen his knife. So... Just asking the wise and humble forum to help me out a little ;D THANKS~~!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 15:38:55 GMT
Try mothers mag polish-then a 3000 grit sanding pad with windex after you clean off the mmag.Worked for my kisaki.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 18:34:17 GMT
Hi guys~!! So i'm just wondering. How do i get that mirror/ satin polish? Normally, from what i've read, those of us who modern polish our own Japanese or European sword would use a 2000 grit as a polish finisher and would produce a sort of blurry mirror finish. Is there anyway to make a clearer mirror? Should i use some metal polish? The thing is, i'm actually polishing a friend's high carbon kitchen knife that has rusted (With his unknowing habit of touching the blade to inspect it. Sigh*...) and has asked me to polish plus sharpen his knife. So... Just asking the wise and humble forum to help me out a little ;D THANKS~~!! High carbon non-stainless knives will invariably patina...and you will spend months (if not years) of your life on the upkeep of them if you want a mirror finish all the time =D. The best thing you could do for your friend and his knife is to convince him to let you pre-etch the blade in ferric chloride, vinegar...or the like. The process is etch, clean under running water with a soft cloth, dry...then re-etch, clean, rinse/repeat until it no longer etches. Clean it a final time, oil...and you have a beautiful blade that is pretty much rust impervious in normal use (yes...even when touching with your hands). Leave it in a the sink, dishwasher...or otherwise abuse it however...and all bets are off. Here's an example of a worked kitchen knife...with hamon: Good luck! Cris
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2010 16:35:00 GMT
Well, If you wanna get close what I do with my beater wakizashi is wet sand it with 2000 grit automotive wet sandpaper and then I use turtle wax rubbing and then polishing compound. It gets it pretty shiny but not perfect. I do all that because its my beater and it gets scratches and the wet sanding for the most part takes them out. after all that I clean it in hot soap and water and then dry it immediately and then oil it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2010 20:30:39 GMT
If you have access to a bench grinder then you are in luck.
Go down to lowes and pick up a cloth wheel that will fit your grinder. Then look for some jewelers polishing clay (or whatever it's called.) Slap the cloth wheel on the grinder, start it up and hold the clay on it till the wheel is green. Work the blade on it till the wheel turns black, then reapply the clay. After about 5 mins of work, you'll have a perfect mirror polish that you could see your nose hairs in it.
If no grinder tho, I've gotten close to mirror on a 3000 grit paper, then strop it.
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