Need Help with Scratch Removal on Metal

by Rachael.

I’ve used files for smoothing out things like excess solder and scratches, but I’ve found that the files always scratch my metal badly, leaving lots of fine but noticeable scratches.

Sandpaper / buffing compounds haven’t been sufficient remove the original or the new scratches.

Can anyone suggest some quality but basic / necessary files and methods to remove different types of scratches (aside from scratch prevention, which I’m working on)?

(I checked for similar posts and didn’t find any, so I apologize if there’s already a similar post here.)

Rachael