First time using micro mesh. WOW

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tbfoto

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Always thought of micro mesh as just another polishing product to extract cash from my pocket and, hey.... my pens looked ok to me anyway. Well I came across a price on them that I couldn't pass up so I picked up a set of them this week. Polished up my first pen tonight with them and WOW I'm very impressed with how much deeper the finish looks. I may be the last one around to start using them but glad I finally tried them. If your new...do yourself a favor and get a set of them....glad I did.
 
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CREID

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Always thought of micro mesh as just another polishing product to extract cash from my pocket and, hey.... my pens looked ok to me anyway. Well I came across a price on them that I couldn't pass up so I picked up a set of them this week. Polished up my first pen tonight with them and WOW I'm very impressed with how much deeper the finish looks. I may be the last one around to start using them but glad I finally tried them. If your new...do yourself a favor and get a set of them....glad I did.

No, your not the last one to start using MM. There are I think 3 others still not using it. Anyway, I was surprised the first time I used MM too. Although that was over a decade ago. :biggrin: It's always fun to try something new and see a big difference. Glad you came across a good price, MM can be a touch pricey, but if you take care of it, will last a long time.

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I use about 20 coats of CA on my wooden pens (not on acrylics)...and then wet sand through all 9 MM grits. I get great depth of finish. 20 coats is probably overkill, but the pens look good. The final MM grit doesn't even feel like it has any grit. I usually use slower speeds on the first four grits, then turn up the speed a bit for the next four, then even higher for the final grit. I don't know if that's the best way, just what I've done.

Recently, I got a mesh zippered bag at walmart (the kind you wash unmentionables in)...put the MM pads in that, and my wife tossed them in with the wash. I think that extended their life considerably.
 

CREID

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I use about 20 coats of CA on my wooden pens (not on acrylics)...and then wet sand through all 9 MM grits. I get great depth of finish. 20 coats is probably overkill, but the pens look good. The final MM grit doesn't even feel like it has any grit. I usually use slower speeds on the first four grits, then turn up the speed a bit for the next four, then even higher for the final grit. I don't know if that's the best way, just what I've done.

Recently, I got a mesh zippered bag at walmart (the kind you wash unmentionables in)...put the MM pads in that, and my wife tossed them in with the wash. I think that extended their life considerably.

I just keep mine in a plastic food container full of water. I only use MM pads for wet sanding. I have sheets for dry sanding, but seldom do that with MM.

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Charlie69

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Micro Mesh is a nice product that I used for years on other finishes, before I started turning pens, but I haven't used it since I started using a buffer. Tripoli & White diamond are all I use now. Buffing is another way to get nice looking finishes that appealed to me because it's so inexpensive and (I believe) gives a superior polish to micro meshing on the lathe.



 
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