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how to polish up the flats of a blackhawk hammer?
- Thread starter Venom1956
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Bob Wright
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Use crocus cloth on a flat surface. Polish the hammer (removed from the gun, of course) on that. If very badly stained, maybe the very finest emery cloth. But go easy with the emery cloth.
To get a high polish after the crocus cloth, use a polishing compound on a buffing disc in a drill press.
Bob Wright
To get a high polish after the crocus cloth, use a polishing compound on a buffing disc in a drill press.
Bob Wright
Driftwood Johnson
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Yes. It is called lapping. Do not attempt to polish the sides holding the hammer in your hand, you will round the edges.
Lay your polishing medium; crocus cloth, super fine sandpaper, whatever you are using, flat on a flat surface. Really flat. Rub the flats of the hammer over the flat abrasive surface. Don't try to hold onto the hammer. Just lay a couple of fingers at the center of the hammer and push it around on the lapping surface. Push it in a figure '8' pattern to even the wear. Don't rush, lapping is a time consuming process.
Lay your polishing medium; crocus cloth, super fine sandpaper, whatever you are using, flat on a flat surface. Really flat. Rub the flats of the hammer over the flat abrasive surface. Don't try to hold onto the hammer. Just lay a couple of fingers at the center of the hammer and push it around on the lapping surface. Push it in a figure '8' pattern to even the wear. Don't rush, lapping is a time consuming process.