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Post by Rockhobbit on Jun 1, 2014 17:46:01 GMT -5
I have a DP Pixie and was wondering if any of you use water on the polishing pads? I do not use the leather, I use the canvas pads with 14,000 and 50,000 diamond paste on them. I do not use water and was wondering if any of you do? What are your thoughts, pros and cons. Thank you in advance. Sheri
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Post by Rockhobbit on Jun 1, 2014 17:47:25 GMT -5
Maybe you put water on the stones? I don't use any water at all on the polishing pads. Sheri
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Post by beefjello on Jun 1, 2014 19:27:28 GMT -5
Hi Sheri, I polish on a leather belt with paste, but keep a soaked paper towel on hand to cool off the stone (and my fingers!)
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blackout5783
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Post by blackout5783 on Jun 1, 2014 21:04:24 GMT -5
We polish with a tin oxide slurry on felt, applied with a spray bottle (shake well before using!) and keep a small bowl of water handy to cool off the rock. There's no constant water drip on the pad.
I have seen new polish pads impregnated with the compound (tin, cerium, etc) and I believe those have to stay wet while working.
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Post by gingerkid on Jun 2, 2014 11:48:25 GMT -5
Hi, Sheri! I don't use water with the poly or leather pads with diamond paste, but use either mineral oil or olive oil as an 'extender fluid.'
With leather, muslin buff, and felt pads with polishing compound, I use a spray bottle of water to keep the pads moist.
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Jun 2, 2014 12:06:53 GMT -5
When I polish stones, usually with Holy Cow, at the shop I never wet the pad. I mix a slurry of polish and water and apply it to the stone and polish it. I don't usually press hard enough to generate a lot of heat but have heard of others who keep water near by to cool the stones.
At home I have a leather wheel and wet it before using, with cerium oxide, and press it into the wheel until it gets "grabby" then add a little more water, with a spray bottle. But only a little water at a time.
The only time I saturate a wheel is when I clean the leather pad. (usually when it sits without use for a month or more!) Then I saturate it and run a scraper along it to clean out the built up polish and scrub from the leather. Then let it spin for a few minutes to shed any heavy wetness and its ready to go once again.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 8, 2014 15:56:49 GMT -5
With diamond paste you use extender oil. The commercial version is basically silicone oil. You DON"T want to use water at all, except perhaps to cool the stone and of course to wash it thoroughly to prevent getting anything on your polishing lap that would scratch your work.
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