no no no no.
No power tools, no chemicals, no sand paper. polish and rag, thats it.
No power tools, no chemicals, no sand paper. polish and rag, thats it.
Barrel polishing
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My customers get this for $25. No tools, no chemicals, no sand paper. Pure polishing skill, done the right way. Even with a lousy camera you can tell this thing is a mirror.
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There is a lot of people out there who do incredibly horrible or sub par "polishing" and then they regurgitate their ignorance on YouTube and forums and it leads to things like this where you are working way harder then you should need too. It makes me mental lol.
Hopefully your lines are straight and not circular, ie you didn't go in circles with the sandpaper. when you rub the polish in use just a little bit. Less is more with polish. Rub it good and only go the same direction as the sanding lines. Just go back and forth in the same motion you did with the sand paper. Ignore thinking about when you need to clean it off and add new polish. Just go until the barrel shines through like it is clean, then wipe it off and add a bit more polish and do it again.
If you follow the lines it will make it much easier. When they are just about faded out or to the point you think it won't get better, go straight still but rotate the barrel so you are now polishing across the lines and not with them. Keep at it for a while until you see considerable progress. At the point of progress grab a new, fresh rag and begin polishing in a circular motion, using less pressure than before. You will do this until the barrel is where you want it to be. Then finish it up going straight again and call it a day
Hopefully your lines are straight and not circular, ie you didn't go in circles with the sandpaper. when you rub the polish in use just a little bit. Less is more with polish. Rub it good and only go the same direction as the sanding lines. Just go back and forth in the same motion you did with the sand paper. Ignore thinking about when you need to clean it off and add new polish. Just go until the barrel shines through like it is clean, then wipe it off and add a bit more polish and do it again.
If you follow the lines it will make it much easier. When they are just about faded out or to the point you think it won't get better, go straight still but rotate the barrel so you are now polishing across the lines and not with them. Keep at it for a while until you see considerable progress. At the point of progress grab a new, fresh rag and begin polishing in a circular motion, using less pressure than before. You will do this until the barrel is where you want it to be. Then finish it up going straight again and call it a day
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