"Rubbing Out"

[Father Haskell]

For guitars or guitar-sized objects, 1:1 is best.

[Father Haskell]

Is the Liberon wool any better than the Rhodes brand

0000 sold by HD? Scratch "pattern" on 30 day cured nitro looked more like it was made by 00. I ended up recoating and hitting with white Scotchbrite, then swirl remover.

[Larry Jaques]

The difference between the Chiwanese 0000 and Liberon's is night and day. The Chiwanese looks like 0, comparatively. I still have a couple bags of old Chiwanese, so I haven't shopped lately for steel wool. I'd pretty much kept using Liberon's for good work, and Chiwanese for rust removal, etc. I haven't seen the Rhodes brand.

-- The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which it can be said that the more you put into it, the more it will hold. -- Glenn Doman

[Father Haskell]

Rhodes is usually listed in fine print. How's the shredding with the Liberon?

[Dave]

Can't comment on the steel wool you've mentioned, but I happen to like the extra fine grade of steel wool I've purchased from Lee Valley. The longer strands are supposed to be more resistant to crumbling.

[Larry Blanchard]

fine", etc. instead of numbered grades, the description reads just like Liberon. Wonder if Liberon and Lee Valley get their stuff from the same manufacturer?

[Larry Jaques]

Since I only use it on fresh finishes, generally with paste wax in it, it hardly shreds at all. I think a small piece will last through a dozen projects.

It's definitely worth the extra price, a good value.

-- The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which it can be said that the more you put into it, the more it will hold. -- Glenn Doman

[Dave]

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:47:35 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard

We Canadians know what one or two side by side zeros are, but more than two adjacent zeros such as 0000 grade has us totally confused.

[Josepi]

"The extra-fine grade is equivalent to #000/0000, the fine to #00, and the medium to #1." How can "extra-fine" be two different grades?

fine", etc. instead of numbered grades, the description reads just like Liberon. Wonder if Liberon and Lee Valley get their stuff from the same manufacturer?

[Puckdropper]

"Josepi" wrote in news:Bfkrq.5409$ [e-mail]:

Perhaps they mix them, randomly, depending on whatever's cheaper.

Or maybe if the range is something like .10-.20" for one, .20-.30" for the other, their name grade is .16"-.28" or something. (The numbers are just for comparison purposes.)

Puckdropper