Polishing Buffing Compound

Polishing Buffing compounds are used with buffing and polishing wheels to increase the effectiveness of the wheel and to help you accomplish your tasks more quickly. The polishing buffing compounds are wax/abrasive based, they come in all different types and colors, each uniquely suited to a different aspect of the buffing, cutting, and polishing process. Some are rougher and allow you to quickly remove scratches from various metal surfaces, and others are gentler and designed to provide a beautiful […]

How to convert a bench grinder into a bench polisher

STEP 1 : Remove the outer guard on your bench grinder

STEP 2: Remove the Grinding stone

STEP 3: Remove the inner guard on your bench grinder

STEP 4: Fit the bench grinder spindle adapters on the shaft of the bench grinder and fix tight with the grub screw, checking to make sure you attach the right one to the correct side

STEP 5: Tightly screw the polishing wheel onto the bench grinder spindle adapter and begin polishing

IMPORTANT:

A dust mask, safety glasses and gloves should be worn […]

How To Polish Aluminum To Mirror Finish

How to polish aluminum to mirror finish:

Prepping the surface

Clean and degrease the item you want to polish, make sure the surface is free of dirt. If the surface of work piece is lacquered you must remove the lacquer.

Sanding

If the parts are heavily scratched, marked, or scored then suitable abrasive should be used prior to polishing to remove. Choosing the grits, most of the jobs can be done with grit 320 followed by grit 400 finishing with grit 600 for […]

Buffing Wheel Pressure for Polishing and Buffing

Rotate speed and buffing wheel pressure are two elements that must work together to produce the best finish in a safe, economical way. Proper pressure must be applied to the workpiece to produce the friction that allows the compound to buff. In tangential buffing, enough pressure should be applied to the workpiece to cause the buffing wheel to flare slightly at the point of contact. Inadequate pressure gives no buffing action, but excess pressure may cause the speed of […]

Rotate Speed for Polishing And Buffing

The correct peripheral rotate speed is an important consideration in getting the right results from your buffing operation. Working at high rate heats the work surface and prevents the polishing compound working properly, while working at low speed can not get high mirror finish.
For reasons of economy and efficiency, Surface Feet Per Minute (SFPM) for each polishing and buffing operation is an important factor.  For best results your buffing wheels should maintain a surface speed of between 3600 & 7500 […]

Equipment And Supplies Needed For Polishing

If you want to polishing a material, some necessary equipment and supplies are needed.
Equipment
Equipment can be used for polishing include polishing/buffing machine, bench grinder, sander grinder/polisher, drill and rotary tool. The rotate speed recommended for polishing & buffing is 3,000 rpm or less.
  

 
Supplies
Sisal Polishing Wheel
Sisal Polishing Wheel is used for first heavy stage of polishing on steel and non-ferrous metals, also removing grinding marks left from previous abrasive operations on stainless steel.  it is made of pure sisal layers […]

What Is Polishing ?

Polishing sometimes known as finishing or buffing is the process of removing light scratches and abrasions from a surface, and creating the desired brightness of finish on that surface. It is the final stage in the surfacing process.  When a material appears shiny you are actually seeing a reflection of light off the material.  When a material appears dull, there are scratches or dirt preventing the light from directly reflecting off the surface.  Clean the material thoroughly, and if […]