de-glazing nicasil cylinders - a new approach?

[haycait911]

after much reading on this whole issue and a near miss on using a grape hone, I came up with this method.

my cylinders were quite glazed. I wanted to do something but was scared off the grape hone, and a diamond honing shop isn't a possibility here. so here's what I did.

- bought a three stone cylinder hone.
- bought some 180 grit aluminum oxide cloth-backed sandpaper ( same grit material as the recommended grape hone ).
- used a disc sander to bevel the stones on the hone ( for a smaller contact area ).
- tore some strips to fit over the stones.
- glued sandpaper to hones with contact adhesive spray.
- chucked the hone into my drill, oiled the cylinders, and ran the hone on slow speed up and down for about 20-30 seconds.
- changed the sandpaper every 2 cylinders to keep it fresh.

the results are exactly what I was hoping for. the cylinders were previously very polished, now a light cross-hatching is visible, more of a dulling of the surface.

any thoughts? Don.

[DCinVA]

I was intrigued by your creativity, and I was hoping an expert would comment on your approach.

I am no expert but, I have read that honing these cylinders with anything more than a scotch brite pad is a no-no. I hope my recollection is wrong, and I hope this solution works out for you. Hopefully someone more experienced than I have will chime in.

[DCinVA]

I found a link related to honing cylinders.

do I need to hone this?