In article , Harvey Van Sickle
writes
On 08 Oct 2004, Rob H wrote

Hello

We've just had a new kitchen put in and we had a few scratches on
our brushed steel extractor chimney hood (not deep, but surface
ones that made the surface shiny). The chap fitting it used
something looking like sandpaper (black) and soap to magic them
out. I was highly sceptical but it worked. Anyway, we've since had
to take the extractor down and unfortunately we've put 3 new
similar scratches in it.

I can't find this "magic" product (if there is any particular
product), so I wonder if anyone either knows what it is or how I
can get them out otherwise?

Thanks in advance.

Rob H
P.S. Asking the person concerned is not an option!

I wonder if he's used one of those light abrasive pastes one uses for
removing light scratches on car bodywork? (The stuff you can buy in
a tube in Halford's.)

Just a thought.

Cutting fluid?
Don't waste your money.
Wet grade emery cloth, steel wool, household cleaning stuff of
progressively less grittiness e.g. Vim, CiF, toothpaste, oil (frying oil
will do).
If it is brushed in one direction, use a rule or square so you keep with
the lay of the existing 'grain'.
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