DracoAdamantus
Active Member
I am in need of some advice in some touch-up repairs on a piece I recently acquired.
I recently acquired a second-hand LE Shards of Narsil by United Cutlery, which I got for a decent deal because the mounting board had a number of dings and scratches. I have been able to polish it up, but in the process the tip of the sword got polished a bit as well. It's not only the texture, but the actual sheen of the metal, the rest of the blade appears to have a more matte gray appearance than the rest, which leads me to think that this was some sort of wax or other coating on the blade, or possibly a heat or chemical treatment.
Does anyone know what could have been used to give it that grayish finish? It's fairly noticeable on the wall and I'd like to blend it back to the original finish if I can. It doesn't need to be perfect, just better than it is. If this weren't such a rare piece I'd just polish the whole blade and then restore the grain direction with some high-grit sandpaper, but given the nature of the item I don't want to mess with the original finish more than I have to.
I recently acquired a second-hand LE Shards of Narsil by United Cutlery, which I got for a decent deal because the mounting board had a number of dings and scratches. I have been able to polish it up, but in the process the tip of the sword got polished a bit as well. It's not only the texture, but the actual sheen of the metal, the rest of the blade appears to have a more matte gray appearance than the rest, which leads me to think that this was some sort of wax or other coating on the blade, or possibly a heat or chemical treatment.
Does anyone know what could have been used to give it that grayish finish? It's fairly noticeable on the wall and I'd like to blend it back to the original finish if I can. It doesn't need to be perfect, just better than it is. If this weren't such a rare piece I'd just polish the whole blade and then restore the grain direction with some high-grit sandpaper, but given the nature of the item I don't want to mess with the original finish more than I have to.