Is there a preferred method to clean the screw head bevels in the tuning pin area to avoid chipping the finish as the screws are tightened? When I was refinishing them myself, I would use a countersink to remove the finish prior to spraying. I would also clean them as the material built up on the bevels during the spraying process and once again when done spraying. I would clean the bevels often during the process to avoid the mass of material between the surface and bevel which chips once the screw is tightened or a countersink is used. On the last few plates which I had sprayed by the case refinishers, I cleaned the bevels before they left and asked them to continue cleaning during the spraying. Evidently they can't be bothered because now when I use the countersink small chips on the perimeter of the bevel appear. What other methods are used to clean the bevel? -- Regards, Jon Page
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