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Rich Thompson

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Marble type shine
« on: December 22, 2003, 12:53:38 AM »
For those of you with a spinner, how do you get your stuff to shine likne a marble?  I wet sand up to 1000 grit and use several different polishes but the balls (all reactive) don't shine up enough.  Should I go up to 1500 grit?  Any advice is appreciated

 

TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Marble type shine
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2003, 04:06:22 PM »
I would say 1500, and if that still is not enough, go to 2000, I wouldnt go much higher. And if you STILL dont get the shine you want, maybe give some other polishes a try. Why do you want to so shiny anywayz? haha
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RandyO

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Re: Marble type shine
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2003, 12:34:20 AM »
After buying my spinner, I soon discovered that too much shine can be a bad thing on a reactive ball. Most of them are too jumpy if you give them a smoother finish than the factory shine. Especially the pearl reactives. Now spare balls are another story. The more shine the better. I usually get up to 1000 wet sand, then hit it with Turtle Wax rubbing compound, followed by Turtle Wax polishing compound. Put a little bit of control it or some other non-reactive type polish and you have a "dart".

Porkchop

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Re: Marble type shine
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2003, 05:27:57 PM »
When I sand, I usually go to 1500 with my stuff.  After that, I use Number 7 red rubbing compound followed by 2 coats of Number 7 white polishing paste.  It works for me!