Re: To hone or not to hone

[Don]

Well, I would probably give the cylinders a quick hone job. But, I would use one of the ball hones that will reach all the imperfections in the cylinders. Using a rigid hone usually "misses" several spots, due to worn areas in the cylinders. Continuing to "hone" in an effort to reach all areas results in removing more material from cylinder walls….
You could also just use some fine emery and just "rough up" the cylinder walls by hand to remove the glaze.