jttheclockman
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A question about finishing the cartridge pen. I plan on trying my hand at clearcoating the cartridges so I was told in order to get a great finish I need to sand the cartridge. Well I tried that and came away with a mess. I tried using wet sanding automotive paper starting with 400 and working up to 800 and then using a brass abrasive polish but came away with tiny swirl marks that I could not get out. Then I tried another and used micromesh and this basically did nothing except burnish the pad.
My question is for those that powdercoat what is your method to get the cartridges ready for coating??? If you are sanding how do you do it??? What speed do you run your lathe at to do this sanding?? Help. I tried just using a brass cleaner and it left them relatively cleaner with no scratches except the ones from manufactorer. I am using unfired rounds.
My question is for those that powdercoat what is your method to get the cartridges ready for coating??? If you are sanding how do you do it??? What speed do you run your lathe at to do this sanding?? Help. I tried just using a brass cleaner and it left them relatively cleaner with no scratches except the ones from manufactorer. I am using unfired rounds.