As a project, I am going to have an old handgun re-blued. I will do all the polishing and prep, the gunsmith is going to charge me $40.00 for the blue.
I have a metal working background, so I feel confident in my ability to produce the required flat, ripple free surface, sharp corners, no dished out holes, etc. However, I am not sure of how polished the gun will have to be. I have started with 400 grit wet/dry automotive paper. The question is, what grit should I use for the final polish? Is 1000 grit enough or should I go with as high as 1200 or finer?
I have a metal working background, so I feel confident in my ability to produce the required flat, ripple free surface, sharp corners, no dished out holes, etc. However, I am not sure of how polished the gun will have to be. I have started with 400 grit wet/dry automotive paper. The question is, what grit should I use for the final polish? Is 1000 grit enough or should I go with as high as 1200 or finer?