polishing picks

[emptech1]

I've noticed that most people are finishing and polishing their picks using
sandpaper. That's one way to do it, but there is a rubberized abrasive
material called cratex. You can get it from various places that sell machine
tools and shop tools.

The material feels like rubber, comes in different grades. It comes in sticks, bars,
and mounted on 1/8" shafts that can go into a tool. Great for polishing stuff, removing
light rust, etc.

I would use the sandpaper to do the rough stuff but cratex to do the polishing.

[boggif]

I think more important than polised surface is to have rounded edges instead of sharp edges that bind on everything.

[emptech1]

Cratex is great for taking sharp edges off too. Also, don't forget about Scotchbrite for
polishing things.

Jim

[funyet]

I've been using white diamond polishing rouge from the local Woodcraft store and have also been using Zam buffing compound (I think I got it from Amazon) applied to a small buffing wheel on my Dremel tool. I have all of this left over from my days of silversmithing as a hobby. Might be overkill but it sure helps the picks glide over the pins. Makes the picks look pretty cool, too.