Nagura stone for erasing scratches of a 1000 grit stone.

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One of my knives got some scratches when sharpening with my Shun 1000 stone because I was not careful with the angle.

What do you recommend for removing them?

Thanks
 
I suppose it depends on what the original finish looks like, and what you want your end product to look like.

Scratch removal for me never really turns out how I want it to short of a full polish session.
 
I suppose it depends on what the original finish looks like, and what you want your end product to look like.

Scratch removal for me never really turns out how I want it to short of a full polish session.
I was afraid of that xD maybe I should learn to live with some scratches...
 
I was afraid of that xD maybe I should learn to live with some scratches...
I think my own turning point was realizing I’d have to introduce *all* of the scratches first, then remove all of those one stone at a time. Halfway through the first stone I didn’t know where the original scratch was anymore 🤣
 
Scuffs from a 1k stone shouldn't be that deep. That's the good news. Now the bad one: you never will get the same finish as the one it had originally. The only thing you may do is refinish the entire surface and getting an acceptable result where the scuffs have disappeared, but the same applies to the original finish.
Scratches can only be removed by abrasives of the same grit. Now grits of different media aren't easily compared. You will have to find out how low you will have to go. I would start with a high grit automotive sandpaper, say P2000, and lower little by little, until the scratches are gone, P800 or 600 or so. Only apply strictly horizontally. Once you have found the lowest value you go up again. Clean your knife between different grits when going up. I found these pads by Robert Bosch to be very helpful. They are in the P400—800 range. Just my guess. The industrial standards for grit size don't apply to them, so the manufacturer doesn't give exact sizes.
https://amzn.eu/d/iXiqsEkI use Autosol Metal Polish for others' stainless. Don't know about availability outside of Europe.
After the work on the finish the knife will certainly require a good, full sharpening, starting with a medium-coarse stone.
 
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What does the knife you were sharpening look like?

Like pie mentioned. Its hard to give a recommendation, if we don't know what kind of finish the knife has.
 
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