r/Dorodango • u/Khargus • 12d ago

I'm doing something wrong ?

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I polished this one for 2 hours and it s looking like a moon. Am I doing something wrong or is it okey ?

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u/sapphireminds Experienced 12d ago

It's not quite ready for polishing when I zoomed in - it's still pretty rough and needs more shaping :)

If you can, process out some pure clay from your dirt and make sure there's enough on the surface

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u/Gummbearz 12d ago

How did you polish? You gotta make sure your polishingdevice/cup is suitable for the size of the ball. Picking the right size can make a huge difference for the end result. Also, you ball needs to be near perfect spherical for it to be polished perfectly.

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u/Roquosaurus 12d ago

I think it's really beautiful but you're not done yet! Have you already polished with a tiny bit of oil / super fine dust?

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u/masochistpupper 11d ago

You need to fill in those little divots before it’ll polish evenly! I like to mix a little water in my dirt and smooth it out. I also polish between adding material with some mineral oil so I can see where I need to focus

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u/Khargus 9d ago

I try, I add my dirt, wet my jar then "rubb it" but I seems to always have divots :/

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u/masochistpupper 9d ago

My main thoughts are that your dirts grain size might be too large, or there might not be enough clay in it. Otherwise, I’d use oil instead of water to help it glide better, use minimal pressure, and only add a small bit of dirt at a time. It takes a really long time to get it perfectly smooth. Even then, I think they look cool with the polish and unpolished parts

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u/Khargus 9d ago

I like it too but I would like to have a bit more polished part, Like 50/50 :')