Polishing materials
Polishing materials – usage advice.
A collection of tips for the smart approach to perfect polishing.
Introduction
Polishing is the very last step in the sanding process for finishing a workpiece. It’s not a clean job. The polishing pastes are greasy and as the polishing wheels spin, the user and everything around them can end up greasy too. So, ideally you want to keep polishing work to a
minimum. And that means it’s important to get your sanded finish as good as possible before moving to the
polishing
step.
Cibo’s range of technical sanding products can help you prepare the workpiece so that you can achieve a
top-class
finish more quickly and easily.
Aggressiveness vs finish
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| Sisal
| Felt
| Cotton
| Flannel
|
Example
|  |  |  |  |
Aggressiveness
|  | |  |  |
Finish
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Tips & tricks
Patience is a virtue
Patience
is absolutely vital when polishing!
Look very critically at the results of your sanding.
Keep
repeating
the sanding stage until you are certain that every scratch has been completely eliminated.
Removing deep sanding lines
Caution!
Increasing the pressure can never compensate if your sanding marks are too deep.
Increasing the pressure can never compensate if your sanding marks are too deep.
And that means careful
preliminary
work is essential. Don’t apply too much pressure.
Excessive pressure can also result in unwanted
heat production
and
overheating
of the polish you are using.
The best way to remove these sanding lines is using a
mounted point
made of reinforced cotton.
Speed
It is very important to pick the right speed for polishing.
The
higher
the
speed
, the harder the contact and the greater the
heat production.
Cibo recommends the following guideline speeds:
Stainless steel: 30 - 45 m/s
Aluminium
& non-ferrous metals:
45 - 60 m/s
Chrome: 20 - 35 m/s
Did you know...
That the 50 mm wide wheels can be mounted easily on your adjustable angle grinder, enabling you to achieve a glossy finish with quite simple tools?
Polishing with the Finit-Easy
Mount the super-slim polishing wheel on the Finit-Easy and you’ll be able to get even the most inaccessible corners shining. The polishing wheel works in tandem with the ingenious extension arm to polish every conceivable combination of internal angles and other hard-to-reach zones. The perfect way to finish your workpiece flawlessly down to the last detail!
Polishing compounds in bar form
Cibo has put together a range of technical polishing compounds with highly specific characteristics. Although our polishing pastes have been specially developed with stainless steel, aluminium and non-ferrous metals in mind, they are also excellent for finishing carbon steel, chrome, etc.
Desired result
Material being worked
| Abrasive
Use sisal
| Abrasive gloss
Use with sisal/cotton
| Gloss
Use with cotton
| High-gloss
Use with cotton/flannel
|
Aluminium
| PV104
| PV106/PV101
| PV101
| PV102/PV03
|
Copper/brass/bronze
| PV104
| PV106/PV101
| PV101
| PV102/PV03
|
Stainless steel/chrome/titanium
| PV104
| PV106/PV101
| PV105
| PV102/PV03
|
Synthetics/stone
| -
| -
| PV05
| PV07
|
Steel/cast iron
| PV104
| PV106/PV101
| PV105
| PV102/PV03
|
Gold/silver
| -
| PV106/PV101
| PV101
| PV102/PV03
|
If you can't get the shine you want, don't hesitate to get in touch with our polish experts.
They’ll help you to choose the right abrasives and finishing stages.
Ask our experts!They’ll help you to choose the right abrasives and finishing stages.