Rather than bore everyone with the steps that have been run into the ground, I'll let the pictures do the talking.
As received:
After one round with MAAS, I found no reason to further polish:
Set a 22mm finest fan at 44/45mm. The hardest part was cleaning rubber off the shelf:
Lather with Mitchell's after loading for 30 sec and palm lathering; shed 4-5 hairs:
Initial bloom:
With its partner in crime (MWF's worst nightmare):
I used marine epoxy and let it cure for over 24 hrs. I didn't have to repaint the lettering, as it is still in good shape. The only modifications were sanding the white bottom to remove stains and opening it up about .25-.5mm.
As received:
After one round with MAAS, I found no reason to further polish:
Set a 22mm finest fan at 44/45mm. The hardest part was cleaning rubber off the shelf:
Lather with Mitchell's after loading for 30 sec and palm lathering; shed 4-5 hairs:
Initial bloom:
With its partner in crime (MWF's worst nightmare):
I used marine epoxy and let it cure for over 24 hrs. I didn't have to repaint the lettering, as it is still in good shape. The only modifications were sanding the white bottom to remove stains and opening it up about .25-.5mm.