Simple Metal Polishing

Well, I did this very useless, a-dime-a-dozen, instructable, just because i had free time and wanted to upload the video somewhere. Anyways, in this instructables, i will show you how to polish simple metallic obejects!

Materials:

Something to polish (In this case, my airsoft revlover's metal shells)
High-grit sandpaper (800+ grit) [around $5 for 4 large 8.5" x 11' sheets]
Polishing Compound [$6 for the jar shown, you can use this thing forever...]
Polishing Sponge (or any equivalent) [0-$5]
A Rag[$0]

As shown, i wrapped the sandpaper around the shell itself. Try to give as much movement as you can, as in my case, i twisted the shell adn pulled it in and out at the same time. Do this till you get an evenly shiny (yet still dull) look.

Now, get some of that compound on the sponge ( or a tissue like me XD) and apply some to the metal surface. Start rubbing the object thoroughly. You will notice a lot of black rubbing off, but this is perfectly normal. Keep polishing until you believe you got every nook and cranny.

Now get the rag, and wipe the object that you just polished. Get all that black gunk off and will reveal a shiny surface!

Well, the only reason i did this was to play witht the light refractions off of my laser, so here it is!