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Post by rockrookie on Feb 19, 2010 9:56:06 GMT -5
when i 1st started tumbling i bought & used up 1 lb tripoli pre polish . as i went on i elected to go with 1000 AO as final step before polish ( AO polish ).since i could not find out what grit tripoli was . does anyone know grit size of tripoli ?
does anyone have comparison experience or opinions ?
thanks !!
--paul
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 19, 2010 10:04:25 GMT -5
It is a low cost and great prepolish. Does particle size make a difference?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 19, 2010 12:08:23 GMT -5
I've always heard tripoli prepolish is 800-1000 grit size but there are finer grades available....Mel
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 19, 2010 19:35:45 GMT -5
It is a low cost and great prepolish. Does particle size make a difference? no , i guess the grit size does not matter . i was just wondering if one was better than the other 1000 AO vs. tripoli . that was the main reason for my ? Thanks !! --paul |
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 20, 2010 1:38:08 GMT -5
Tripoli works great, costs little, and even polishes some rock.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 20, 2010 2:56:23 GMT -5
when i first started tumblin i seen it listed as a polish sometime -- so it has to be pretty fine or it breaks down pretty fast but i used up what i had as a pre polish had no complaints -- then i got a few bags from rockshed of 1000 ao to use as pre polish when that runs out id buy eather again -- but since they list 1000 ao as a uniform grit id prob lean that way for a good even pre polish
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 20, 2010 8:31:02 GMT -5
when i first started tumblin i seen it listed as a polish sometime -- so it has to be pretty fine or it breaks down pretty fast but i used up what i had as a pre polish had no complaints -- then i got a few bags from rockshed of 1000 ao to use as pre polish when that runs out id buy eather again -- but since they list 1000 ao as a uniform grit id prob lean that way for a good even pre polish that is what i did , too. i just notice people mentioning tripoli & thought i should research it a little more . Thanks !! i think i'll stay with 1000 AO --paul |
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Feb 20, 2010 12:07:08 GMT -5
I used it for the first time & really liked it. Donnie
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Feb 20, 2010 12:27:05 GMT -5
We've used nothing but tripoli for tumbling polish for several years, and I throw in pieces of leather cut in about 1 1/2" pieces maybe 20% of volume. Have been complimented on our finish quality by a couple who have been doing rocks since the late 1940's, they know their stuff; that made us feel prety good.
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