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Steve Patrick · 08-23-2007, 12:39 AM

Hey Anthony. I'm right there with ya practicing away. I've found spending more time at 1000 and 2000 will get a deeper polish even though it seems like forever. Working w\ Black Absolute I 'll get through 150, 300 and just count on spending a bit more time at 500 to make sure I' don't get any gray hazes. 1k, 2k ,3k more passes at each step.
I have a gloss meter and that seems to help figuring out where I'm at.
The granite scratch- From what I've learned here you're honing will start below 500 (150)depending on the depth and you might have to back down a step if your demo doesn't eliminate the scratch. That's why you want to keep your working area small. Nothing like having to polish the whole piece for a 1\2 inch scratch.

08-23-2007, 12:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Patrick Core Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 672 Photos 24	Re: Practice makes Perfect....hopefully! Hey Anthony. I'm right there with ya practicing away. I've found spending more time at 1000 and 2000 will get a deeper polish even though it seems like forever. Working w\ Black Absolute I 'll get through 150, 300 and just count on spending a bit more time at 500 to make sure I' don't get any gray hazes. 1k, 2k ,3k more passes at each step. I have a gloss meter and that seems to help figuring out where I'm at. The granite scratch- From what I've learned here you're honing will start below 500 (150)depending on the depth and you might have to back down a step if your demo doesn't eliminate the scratch. That's why you want to keep your working area small. Nothing like having to polish the whole piece for a 1\2 inch scratch.