Yes, it works well. I skip 1 or 2 stages though. Usually if the scales are rough I start with 360mx, then 2000, then 6000 and finish off with 12000. I leave the scales fitted to the knife and clamp the main blade in a soft jawed vice, then use a strip of micromesh in a rolling action. If you really want to go to town you can finish off with some renaissance wax on both the tools and the scales.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I've used another brand of foam-backed 3000 grit pad. I think it works very well for finishing before going to polishing compounds. I have some of the micro-mesh branded stuff on the way. I expect it to save some of the polishing time compared to my current methods.I'll also report back next week once I've had a chance to use it.
That's interesting guys @Fred, are you using the soft pad version?
Thanks a million Fred, and Grant. for all the details.I don't have any polishing kit yet for scales etc.This was very helpful
You're welcome, Matt. I should also thank Kirk and Fred...I've had these products on my wish list for a while and this thread and Fred's reply led me to pull the trigger the other day. So thank you, both! This is the only pic I took yesterday. I didn't take progress pics since I don't always like handling my phone while I'm working. I'll take some for this thread when I tackle a front scale and have the sheet material in hand.(Image removed from quote.)
Just a quick FYI as well, I use micromesh quite alot when turning pens in the minute amount of spare time I sometimes get... Always make sure you work up the grits order. I find it makes a big difference if you miss one out for example and makes it more difficult to work out the micro scratches. I've had a set for about 5 years and periodically soak and wash them in hot water and they come out like new.
I had a spare 10 mins this afternoon so decided to give the micro mesh a go on an old set of (hollow) scales.Take a look at the result! The bottom set are a brand new unused set as they came from the packet. And at the top is one I've just used micro mesh on along with a comparison of what it was like before 10 mins, minimal effort, job done!Just a bit of glue to keep them on and you'd hardly know they were used!
Yeah, I'm really liking the 8000 and 12000. For anyone new to polishing, you can't really smurf up in a bad way if you start with those two.These two alone are cutting my polishing time to about 1/3. Very happy so far with how long it's lasting too. Worth the money.
. I had pretty good results from wet/dry sand paper up to 2000. The micro mesh looks like its next level.
Thanks Grant for your advice