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by **ToolyMcgee** » 1 Jul 2008 0:10

Sweet pics. Do you use a buffing wheel and compound, or just sand paper? I really like the 2 peak bogota, perfect shape.

I'm glad you aren't urked I posted picks with your handles, but I was pretty sure you would be cool with it.

The colorful handles are cool, but use in moderation. I went nuts this weekend trying not to copy your style exactly, and ended up with a whole case of candy sticks. Ultimately it's good to accent a set, but not as a theme.

by **criminalhate** » 1 Jul 2008 7:22

I only use sand paper I feel a tool should never shine more then my car =P

I start off with about 220 grit and work on it for a while with that then I follow up with 600 grit dry (wet/dry paper) then I follow it up with wet 600 which really adds good shine.

And I know how the color goes when I first started making my handles I made them solid green and I ended up looking at it and covering it with black again.

by **jamesphilhulk2** » 1 Jul 2008 8:14

the grit i use goes through 320 to 2500 grit (with 1200 to 2500 you really start to see the mirror reflection), then i give them a spray coating of clear-coat to protect it from scratches etc, then sand the the clear-coat flat with 2500 grit.

thats my sanding process

by **criminalhate** » 1 Jul 2008 8:22

I would think the clear coat would rub off in the lock making it look worse then if you never coated it? I know I should probably get some finer paper but I haven't had the chance to get up to the auto paint shop to get any. Plus 600 is a lot better then any of the major manufactures use. It may not have the same mirror finish but it still feels smooth like butter.

by **ToolyMcgee** » 1 Jul 2008 15:22

criminalhate wrote:I would think the clear coat would rub off in the lock making it look worse then if you never coated it? I know I should probably get some finer paper but I haven't had the chance to get up to the auto paint shop to get any. Plus 600 is a lot better then any of the major manufactures use. It may not have the same mirror finish but it still feels smooth like butter.

I gotta agree about the clear coat. Also it seems a bit extreme. 2000 grit? I think I would only go this far if I planned on putting them in a glass case. 600 is as fine as I use too because it makes them super smooth, even though it's not a gem brilliant mirror polish, it's really shiny and they are butta smooth. Yours seem to not have any tool marks, so I have to get some wet paper to try out. Thanks for more good advice.

by **jamesphilhulk2** » 2 Jul 2008 2:46

criminalhate wrote:I would think the clear coat would rub off in the lock making it look worse then if you never coated it?

no what you do is make the pick shine it up e.g. 2500 grit, then clear-coat it, then smooth out the clear-coat.

by **criminalhate** » 2 Jul 2008 7:30

I understood what you meant but I'm still thinking the clear coat would get scraped off of the pick eventually. Oh well one more thing to try out =)

by **jamesphilhulk2** » 2 Jul 2008 9:13

the only thing to be carefull of, is when applying it dont go overboard because it will start to run and that just means theres more smoothing off for you

by **BraveHeart.** » 2 Jul 2008 12:52

ok guys,

don't ever use your table grinder to smooth the tips of your picks, unless your pretty experienced with it.

i did this to my favorite pick and it snapped and hit me in the eye
(lucky i had safety glasses on)

*tear*

by **Schuyler** » 2 Jul 2008 12:53

BraveHeart. wrote:ok guys,

don't ever use your table grinder to smooth the tips of your picks, unless your pretty experienced with it.

i did this to my favorite pick and it snapped and hit me in the eye
(lucky i had safety glasses on)

*tear*

Pretty sure every tool maker on here will tell you to hand-file.

by **BraveHeart.** » 2 Jul 2008 13:04

ya well..........

im dumb

there was this little bump on my diamond and im like on i can get that off

so i flip the switch and lightly push it and right when i did that it snapped right off

by **Schuyler** » 2 Jul 2008 13:07

Sorry, dude. That sucks

Especially when you're that close to being done, too.

by **jamesphilhulk2** » 2 Jul 2008 13:56

i always do the tip of my picks on the edge of the grinding wheel haven't had any problems so far.

what do metal do you make your picks out of.

by **BraveHeart.** » 2 Jul 2008 15:51

i use knife blades, and hack saw blades

by **criminalhate** » 4 Jul 2008 21:42

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