[Jewelry making - Article 00149] - Re: [Orchid] Tutorial: Polishing Metals

[Drew]

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>     My flexshaft and bristle brushes get into all the tight spots
>     without a problem. Perhaps then taking it to the big wheel
>     afterwards to get a better polish overall might be worth a try? 

    Exactly. A final blend, if you will. As someone who has exclusively
    been a finisher/polisher for 5 years (a blink of an eye for some of
    y'alls careers) I'd like to jump in and comment. The polishing
    tutorial written by a previous poster is excellent and like Mr.
    Donivan mentioned, merely a starting point. But I couldn't have
    written it any better. I do disagree about using only a little
    compound at a time,though I find myself charging the wheel (
    applying the compound) every 5-10 seconds or so. And my favorite
    compound.... by faaaaar... is called Picasso Blue platinum rouge,
    oddly enough Japanese in origin. It's just fabulous. Most suppliers
    carry it now. Not only does it cut very well, it leaves the highest
    luster of any rouge I've used. It's expensive (about 18 bucks per 1/4
    pound) but very worth it. The right tool is half the job.
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