Assignment 20: Ethan petraitis

Aright, since adjusting a guitar or bass takes too much time and is far too confusing, I’ll just show you a part of my life repairing and restoring things; the act of polishing.

So here are the things you need to polish a small object or anything made of metal:
1. A buffing wheel. (NOT a random orbital buffer. You want one that spins at high speeds)

2. Cutting paste. (Also known as buffing compound)

3. Polishing compound.
4. 2000 grit sandpaper if you’re polishing something really rough.

5. Paper towels.

6. Something to polish!

Step one: Determine if the object needs to be sanded. If deep scratches are present (a scratch that you can feel with your fingernail), sand perpendicular to the scratch with 2000 grit sandpaper until you can no longer feel the scratch. If no deep scratches are present, skip this step.

Step two: Apply a small bead of cutting paste around the buffing wheel.

Step three: Press the object being buffed into the buffing wheel and turn the buffer on while applying pressure to the wheel.

Step four: Keep the object being buffed in constant motion, try to buff perpendicular to any scratches. Keep constant pressure on the buffing wheel and continue buffing until there are no longer any scratches left on the object being buffed.

Step five: Turn the buffer off while still applying pressure. Wait for the rotor to stop spinning before taking the object away from the buffer.

Step six: Place the object down and wait for it to cool down.

Step seven: Apply a thin film of polishing compound to the buffed object with a paper towel. Wait for the film to dry.

Step eight: Remove the film of dried polish with a clean paper towel or microfiber cloth.

Step nine: Rinse the object with cold water if possible.