In article ,
Mark S. writes:
On Wed, 5 May 2004 20:17:06 +0100,
(D.M. Procida) wrote:

I've got some plastic - the kind of plastic a hairdryer, or the main
body of an iron might be made of - and I need to smooth it to something
like its flawless moulded surface before I gouged one of the edges...

What will be a good way to do this? Very fine sandpaper? A very sharp
blade to pare off some sharp bits sticking out? Heated metal to smooth
it down?

Thanks,

Daniele

Some wet and dry "sandpaper" would get it nice and smooth but
obviously take the shine off the plastic.

You could followup with finer polishes, ending up with something
like brasso. Might need lots of elboe grease though...

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Andrew Gabriel