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Re: touching up brushed stainless
In Response To: touching up brushed stainless ()

Yes, crazy as it sounds, the coarse 3M ScotchBrite green scouring pads are a good solution--IF USED CAREFULLY! They are essentially a plastic counterpart to steel wool and are quite abrasive.

In reality, all polishing is done with abrasive material scratching the metal surface. The finer the abrasive, the shinier the finish. In that case, the scratches are so fine that they are below the eye's ability to discern. Light is reflected mostly in the same direction, so the surface looks perfectly smooth and shiny.

A coarse abrasive used in a strict linear direction makes a brushed finish. There, the scratches are large enough that they form a visual texture by diffusing reflected light, but not beingg so large that the surface lookks rough or uneven.

The ScotchBrite pad is what I use on the brushed finish of the clasp on my SMP to remove scuffs.

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