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How can I polish hard to reach areas?

Polishing Hard to Reach Areas

If you're trying to reach the area inside a bail, you can use the old string method we were taught at the GIA. Tie about a 1' long piece of string to your bench pin (or anything else handy!). Moisten slightly with lighterfluid. Rub a piece of Tripoli up and down the string. Thread it through your bail. Hold the string tightly with one hand and move your piece briskly up and down with the other hand, to reach all inside areas. Repeat with another piece of string and Rouge, if desired.

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