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as requsted by Ven0m, this post has been edited with pictures.
The instructions on the side of the can are very brief, and some parts of it may aren't quite correct (at least for heatsink lapping purposes). They say to rub until the black residue appears, and to buff off the residue with a clean towel. This isn't what you want to do here. If you want a real mirror finish (you know you want it), there's a better way.
First, a deadon before pic, complete with shameless MBM and ocforums plug
An extreme angle before pic
notice that while it is kind of shiny, it's not exactly topnotch. these before pics were taken after sanding up to 1200 grit and polishing with the instructions on the side of the can.
so let's do it right this time. first put a small amount of the polish on your terry cloth, and another shameless plug in your picture
start rubbing it in until you see black residue
when you see the black residue, buff it off with the same part of the cloth that you used to apply the polish. You'll notice that it doesn't come off as easily. However, you'll also notice that it's giving you a better finish. You may have to buff off the excess black residue with a clean part of the cloth when your cloth can no longer take off anymore of it.
Also, there is something printed on the can that can be misleading.
When they say 'hard rubbing', think waxing a car. You're going to have to put a little muscle into the polising, but not a whole lot. If you follow this guide, you wont have to use as high grit sand paper to get the mirror finish you want.
and now the moment you've all been waiting for, the results. i couldn't take an exact deadon shot anymore because all you would see is the reflection of the flash.
and here's that extreme angle shot again, now with super shiny action
http://img188.echo.cx/img188/7246/dscf00143af.jpg
note: i was one over the maximum picture limit, so you'll have to just click the link on this last one.
you're going to want to clean off the heatsink with alcohol after polishing, just to make sure you get any residue off. i'm guilty of focusing on only the center of the heatsink in these pictures, but i'm sure you get the idea.
The instructions on the side of the can are very brief, and some parts of it may aren't quite correct (at least for heatsink lapping purposes). They say to rub until the black residue appears, and to buff off the residue with a clean towel. This isn't what you want to do here. If you want a real mirror finish (you know you want it), there's a better way.
First, a deadon before pic, complete with shameless MBM and ocforums plug
An extreme angle before pic
notice that while it is kind of shiny, it's not exactly topnotch. these before pics were taken after sanding up to 1200 grit and polishing with the instructions on the side of the can.
so let's do it right this time. first put a small amount of the polish on your terry cloth, and another shameless plug in your picture
start rubbing it in until you see black residue
when you see the black residue, buff it off with the same part of the cloth that you used to apply the polish. You'll notice that it doesn't come off as easily. However, you'll also notice that it's giving you a better finish. You may have to buff off the excess black residue with a clean part of the cloth when your cloth can no longer take off anymore of it.
Also, there is something printed on the can that can be misleading.
Hard rubbing is not necessary
When they say 'hard rubbing', think waxing a car. You're going to have to put a little muscle into the polising, but not a whole lot. If you follow this guide, you wont have to use as high grit sand paper to get the mirror finish you want.
and now the moment you've all been waiting for, the results. i couldn't take an exact deadon shot anymore because all you would see is the reflection of the flash.
and here's that extreme angle shot again, now with super shiny action
http://img188.echo.cx/img188/7246/dscf00143af.jpg
note: i was one over the maximum picture limit, so you'll have to just click the link on this last one.
you're going to want to clean off the heatsink with alcohol after polishing, just to make sure you get any residue off. i'm guilty of focusing on only the center of the heatsink in these pictures, but i'm sure you get the idea.
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