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A grit stage skip turned my polished stones cloudy

I was polishing some agates and skipped a grit stage. Now they're all scratched and I have to redo everything. Is there a way to salvage cloudy stones after a tumble?
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hugo_coleman28
Honestly that cloudiness is probably from deep scratches you put in by jumping ahead. Tbh you'll have to go all the way back to a coarser grit, maybe even the stage before the one you skipped, to grind those scratches out. It's a pain but trying to just redo the missed stage won't work if the flaws are too deep. Make sure your barrel is super clean too, leftover grit from the wrong stage can cause this.
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the_emery
the_emery5d ago
Try aluminum oxide polish, hugo's right about deep scratches.
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