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Post by broseph82 on Sept 30, 2015 20:08:36 GMT -5
What should I use to polish marble? What I have is cerium, tin, and aluminum oxide(rockshed). It is a cabochon type piece. Couldn't find anything on the board about it. This is a pure white (and sparkly) marble from a quarry. Thanks
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Post by orrum on Oct 1, 2015 7:13:36 GMT -5
I wanna know too? I have some Wenden Az marble that I have seen cabbed but mine doesn't get shiny.
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barclay
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Post by barclay on Oct 1, 2015 8:28:29 GMT -5
I don't know the answer, but I bet the folks at your local tile store do. They probably have products just for marble.
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Oct 1, 2015 9:15:55 GMT -5
ZAM works great on the marble from the Yule Quarry in Colorado. You get a nice water wet finish. Avoid cerium oxide since it will under cut.
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 1, 2015 11:59:40 GMT -5
RocknCritter I know this may sound noobish, but do you have a different wheel for different compounds such as cerium, tin ox, zam, diamond paste etc..?
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Post by orrum on Oct 1, 2015 15:10:18 GMT -5
OMG yes!!!
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 1, 2015 15:39:31 GMT -5
Ha ha that's what I thought. I don't use the end caps on my cabbing machine just my felt wheel with cerium.
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Oct 1, 2015 18:26:53 GMT -5
RocknCritter I know this may sound noobish, but do you have a different wheel for different compounds such as cerium, tin ox, zam, diamond paste etc..? Yes, definitely use a different wheel for each compound Noobish? Don't worry. While RTH isn't perfect, the members are generally humble and down to earth. I posted a question on another forum about a very unusual mineral specimen. The only answer I have received was blantantly incorrect and the whoever responded came across as an utter snob. RTH rules!
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Oct 1, 2015 21:44:04 GMT -5
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megalotis
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Post by megalotis on Oct 3, 2015 23:28:07 GMT -5
The best polish I've gotten with marble was with holy cow polish; I don't know if it's still available. When it was available, it wasn't cheap. I've recently purchased some professional marble polish, that has provided mixed, but not great, results. There's definitely acid involved in that powder.
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