My technique is to
- use a large abrasive pad (such as https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/pads- ... leaning-3m)
- wet the pad and squeeze it out- a wet pad gives a lighter 'satin' finish- and lay it flat on a large wooden kitchen cutting board
- place another cutting board so it overlaps the abrasive pad on one of its long sides
- using the edge of the second cutting board as a guide, pull the clasp down along it, repeating the action in one single direction until you acheive the finish you're looking for.
Doing the above guides the piece in a straight line against the abrasive, aligning the brush marks so they are perfectly in line and results in a really good finish. For me, trying to make straight movements by hand with a small piece of abrasive without the guide inevitably ends up with slightly curved brush lines.
I use a similar setup when brushing a bracelet, but I remove the bracelet from the watch, separate it into two halves if I can, and mount it on a small piece of wood (actually an old piece of Brio wooden toy train track!) so that I can draw that wood against the cutting board straight edge as above and end up with perfectly straight brush lines along the complete length of the bracelet segment.
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