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I think they DO make a damage when polish them.
I had a discussion with one of these Russian sellers
when I was shopping for a sextant. He had a 1940-s
Gothic Husun, looking very nice and I was considering buying it.
Then he told me that he sent it to polish.
I told him that he should not do this, especially should
not polish the arc (it was with a silvered scale).
He replied that he knows what to do, and that polished sextants
are better sold and he can get more money for it.

I suppose that people who buy polished sextants,
buy them for decoration, rather than for measuring angles.

By the way, I think they paint sextants not only to protect them
from corrosion but also to reduce glare from shiny metal surfaces.

But if you don't like the color of your sextant you probably
can remove the paint somehow without damaging it, and repaint
it in your favorite color. I do not know exactly what is the best
way to remove the old paint from a metal surface, but ptobably
other list members know.

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, Courtney Thomas wrote:

> How'd they remove the paint and/or polish it, without damage ?
>
> I have one of these painted a hideous green and think the one on Ebay
> looks much better but wouldn't want to risk damage.
>
> Advice ?
>
> Thank you,
> Courtney

   

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