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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 9, 2015 17:52:35 GMT -5
Sorry I've been absent from the board! Mostly just lurking. Trying to be more present now though.
Anyway, so, I picked up a couple more polishing discs and am wondering how to configure the polish/surface combos.
I already have one disc set up from before which is smooth leather with 14,000 diamond on it.
Other discs I now have:
1) Smooth leather with rubber pad 2) Canvas with rubber pad 3) Felt with rubber pad
Polishes available to try:
A) 14,000 diamond B) 50,000 diamond C) Cerium Oxide (pinkish kind) D) Super Cerium (free sample pack! woo hoo!) E) Other that you recommend. AO? Titanium Oxide? (I hate white polish bc it gets in pits but . . .)
I cut all types of stones, with I guess a slight emphasis on softer stones like Labradorite, Rhodochrosite, Opal, Turquoise, Serpentine and Obsidian. Whole bunch of Agate, Jasper and Pet Wood thrown in there as well though.
So, what polish should I put on each disc? Should I make one specific for soft stones or opal maybe? I have a buff with Zam on it already.
Welcoming your thoughts.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 20:26:38 GMT -5
Good to see ya back stranger. Wish I could help but I do not use any of those. You may notice that when you see some of my shine. Jim
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Post by QuailRiver on Jan 9, 2015 23:54:37 GMT -5
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 10, 2015 10:58:43 GMT -5
That is a great chart, thanks Larry! (Waves at Jim).
So Covingtons recommendation would be Cerium on felt and LindeA (AO) on leather. They're only much into diamond it looks like.
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Post by Tonyterner on Jan 11, 2015 8:26:36 GMT -5
Susan, Glad to see you back. I currently use Holy Cow polish on a leather pad but I'm not sure its better than what I used in the past which was cerium on an old piece of carpet. I have used diamond paste in the past but didn't get good results with it on many stones. Cerium is the best I've used for agate, obsidian and jasper as well as some other stones but there are always certain stones, like malachite, that need somethings special. The Holy Cow works on the widest range of stones but doesn't give me a liquid finish. I've also used tin oxide on some stones with good success.
There is a great tool for getting the white polish out of pits, its a small power washer that is used in the screen printing industry. The brand I use is Babb's. Woodyrock turned me on to this tool and it works great for the most part. You do have to be careful of your fingers and you can't use it on stones such as boulder opal but it works great. Tony
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