For those too far from a hardware store to get sandpaper, too lazy to go there, or too broke to bother, here’s a macguyver hack for you.
In the above instructions, substitute Baking Soda Toothpaste for 400+ grit wet/dry sandpaper. Be generous but don’t over-do it. Use a piece of paper-towel or a microfiber or other soft cloth to buff the toothpaste in. Best practice is to spread the toothpaste over the entire plate in a layer thin enough that you can easily see through it, let it dry like that for 5-10 mins, then use your cloth to buff in small tight circles you should be able to feel the gritty-ness through 1 layer of your buffing cloth, if you don’t you don’t have enough toothpaste apply a little more, let it dry, then continue, go over the entire plate I’d say probably 4 times then rinse away the remaining toothpaste. Don’t have baking soda toothpaste? Well as long as your toothpaste doesn’t contain any other large mesh particles you should be fine to add 2:1 ratio of toothpaste and baking soda in a small dish then use that as above. It may be advisable to screen your soda first using a mesh teaball*, sieve**, flour sifter***, or silk screen to remove any large particles or clumps
Note: I would ONLY suggest using the all white Baking Soda toothpaste, the ones with blue soda crystals and/or blue gel stripe/portion in the squeeze use a much coarser mesh of baking soda than the all-white type which are much too large for what we’re trying to accomplish here.
Examples for those who may not know:
- Mesh Teaball 1
- Mesh Teaball 2
** Sieve
***Flour Sifter
