You can do a decent job by hand, in fact probably desirable, if you have an aluminum bore. Use Wet n Dry, 180 grit, and try to get the scratches about 45deg. Don't sand up and down. Wet down the sandpaper with some kind of spray penetrant, and go at it. Don't get carried away, wipe out the cylinder to check your progress. You should see some of the original bore between the scratches. You don't need an awful lot of honing to seat new rings. They have tiny ridges around their perimeter for the purpose of quickly wearing off to try to conform to the shape of the cylinder. Wash the cylinder with soapy water. Smear oil in the bore and wipe it out with a white paper towel. Repeat this operation until the towel comes out clean. Now you're ready to re-assemble.
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