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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 154006, member: 55&quot;]IF one were to try buffing, it is possible to get kits containing solid sticks of very fine abrasive; one rubs them on a cloth, then polishes the item, moving from coarser to finer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Can also rub on a cloth buffing wheel and use a powered wheel or drill.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; My kit was intended for use in briar pipe-making, and came from a dealer in pipe-making supplies.&nbsp; There are two sticks, coarse and fine, for polishing pipe-stems, which are made of very hard rubber, or plastic; and three (coarse, medium, fine) intended for polishing briar.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The finest is like jeweler&#039;s rouge, the coarser like Tripoli or emery; most are so fine that you&#039;d hardly consider them abrasive.&nbsp;&nbsp; If in doubt, try the finest, and see if that is adequate; if scratches remain, try one of the coarser grades and move to the finer.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The sticks last pretty much forever; I&#039;ve used them for polishing hard woods such as briar; soapstone; metals, plastic; rubbing out scratches in acrylic.....</p><p>Similar kits are pretty common, for example</p><p><a href="http://www.pjtool.com/junior-jewelers-rouge-polishing-kit.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pjtool.com/junior-jewelers-rouge-polishing-kit.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.pjtool.com/junior-jewelers-rouge-polishing-kit.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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