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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9466380, member: 20148"]I know what you mean by already compromised, but I am afraid that I lost interest when I read the bit, '.... I decided to go with first 400 girt sandpaper, and then opted to go to 320 grit "<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />............ Personally in my book an absolute no, no whatever the circumstances I am afraid!</p><p>Let it wear its age with pride, it will never be prisine anyway, and if that is the aim then my advice would be to buy a replica.</p><p><br /></p><p>This isn't meant to be high handed, and I am sorry if it comes across that way, you own it, and it is yours to do with as you see fit, but this is just my observations and thoughts based an many years of collecting and restoring antique weapons and armour.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9466380, member: 20148"]I know what you mean by already compromised, but I am afraid that I lost interest when I read the bit, '.... I decided to go with first 400 girt sandpaper, and then opted to go to 320 grit ":jawdrop::nailbiting:............ Personally in my book an absolute no, no whatever the circumstances I am afraid! Let it wear its age with pride, it will never be prisine anyway, and if that is the aim then my advice would be to buy a replica. This isn't meant to be high handed, and I am sorry if it comes across that way, you own it, and it is yours to do with as you see fit, but this is just my observations and thoughts based an many years of collecting and restoring antique weapons and armour.[/QUOTE]
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