Another trick I learned is to use a board to keep the grain straight. > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:48 PM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Regraining Stainless > > > What grit sandpaper is recommended to regrain the SS? > > Rob Grady told me that anything less than 80 grit tends to polish more > than > create grain. Once you get it looking even then following up with the > proper variety of Scotch-brite pad mellows it out. > > Doing it by hand is a lot harder than it looks. Long strokes are very > destructive because the further you push the paper, the deeper it > progressively cuts. You can end up with very deep gouges that way. Short > quick strokes work the best for me. (Yes, I know that many of you think > I'm > a compulsive masturbater.) I try to gently and firmly place the paper > against the stainless and then scrape and lift off in short strokes. > Hitting the paper against the stainless only seems to leave crooked lines > and "J" patterns. > > Walt > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1732161/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30509&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1732161/rand=122006868> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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