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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2618727, member: 112"]Die abrading, die scratches - same thing. I'm merely trying to get people to understand that <u>there is a difference</u> between die scratches and die polish lines.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>edit -</p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it like this, would any of you say that sanding something and polishing something something are the same thing ? No, of course you wouldn't. And that's why we have two different words for them. Yes they are similar but they are quite different, not only in how they are done and the materials that are used, but in the net result of what each produces. Sanding is a rough form of work, one that leaves behind readily visible traces, even with the finest sand paper. And quite simply, polishing removes all evidence of sanding.</p><p><br /></p><p>So to call lines caused by "sanding" die polish lines is a misnomer because they are two different things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2618727, member: 112"]Die abrading, die scratches - same thing. I'm merely trying to get people to understand that [U]there is a difference[/U] between die scratches and die polish lines. edit - Think of it like this, would any of you say that sanding something and polishing something something are the same thing ? No, of course you wouldn't. And that's why we have two different words for them. Yes they are similar but they are quite different, not only in how they are done and the materials that are used, but in the net result of what each produces. Sanding is a rough form of work, one that leaves behind readily visible traces, even with the finest sand paper. And quite simply, polishing removes all evidence of sanding. So to call lines caused by "sanding" die polish lines is a misnomer because they are two different things.[/QUOTE]
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