Polishing thread, what is it?

[Wallace]

Wallace, the chamois I use is quite thin, it's hard to measure but it's between 0.30mm. and 1mm. thick. I bought a few from Amazon recently but have yet to try them.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oakgrain-Ori...3431029&sr=8-4
They were only £1.99 each, with free delivery.
James

This is the one of my originals.
Attachment 4504

thanks James

[SilverBouillon]

or have eyes acute enough to see a problem. Dennis

No, Dennis, I use magnifiers. The problem is to learn everything on my own. I don't have somebody behind my shoulder to say when enough is enough. Plus, polishing is such a field of personal preferences, and I need to find my own trying many abrasives in combinations.

I found it difficult to see the scratches before the final polish. The surface looks ok, then scratches come out nowhere.

Lets say, I worked the surface with files. Fine. Then sandpaper- I see the major scratches and remove them. Then brush- I see the scratches I missed. Fix it, looks ok. Then, after I did the mirror polish, here we are- missed minor scratches, which are visible under magnifier and macro pictures.
Perhaps, I miss it because I don't have any day light in my garage, only lamps. Or perhaps I'm learning.