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6 March 2023, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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Question About Polishing Brushed Link, and Brushing a Polished Link
Hi All,
Long story short, trying to help out a friend that is selling his watch (a 36mm OP) The watch has a brushed bracelet, polished on the side of the links. He wants to sell his complete set, but he is short 1 link, and the spare link he has is actually brushed on the side unlike his bracelet (mistake from 3rd party dealer?) I have a couple of questions, this way I can help him out: 1) Can a simple cape cod cloth polish the fully brushed side of the link? 2) I want to provide him with a spare link I have, but it is polished in the middle (from Daytona)- How can I "brush" the polished area so it can match the rest of the watch? The link itself fits as I matched it up to his bracelet. Thank you in advance for any help! |
21 March 2023, 02:51 PM | #2 |
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Ive only brushed a polished link, not the other way around.
I used a bergeon 5444-a abrasive block, originally I cut it to the width of of the link and did it by hand, it will take you a while before the grain looks right if you do it by hand but it is very forgiving. The closest to factory I have been able to achieve is cutting the block into a wheel and attaching it to my dremel, it results in a straighter grain and a slightly more reflective finish. If you choose to do it by hand i've read that going over it with a few strokes with a cape cod after brushing will achieve similar results. Hope this was useful! |
22 March 2023, 03:36 PM | #3 | |
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