Thanks for the detailed rundown, its great to hear how others polish, and I continue to enjoy how you desctibe your processes. I only use cotton muslin mops (I call them polishing or buffing wheels here in the US), but have been wanting to experiment more with bristle mops - only ever use smaller 1" bristle wheels in a handpiece currently. I do 3 stages for polishing; tripoli on a stiff stiched mop, then a medium compound on a looser stitched mop, then rouge on a loose unstitched mop to finish (red or white, depending on the metal). I think they are Osborn compounds, but I can't recall for certain now. I tried a sisal wheel once with a coarser cutting compound and didn't like it at all. what grit sandpaper do you use before polishing? I tend to use 320/400/600.
@@jimmyers1428 thanks for this - sharing what your workshop uses helps the whole community. Your sanding process looks very similar to mine. Usually it’s 320 to 600 and on platinum I’d run right through to 3000. But I find 600 is a good end point for gold. I switch to bench polish from here and then the bigger mops.
Thanks Damia and Jaco - I was just taught my classes about mops on Monday. I came across this while I was looking for the Martha Glenny vid on how to make sanding sticks properly (perhaps a good tip for others here) because a puffy sanding stick is a PITA and causes so many issues. I also see students switch too early in the sanding stages then the tripoly stage provides a window into the deeper scratches and the frustration hits. Anyway this was a great video to have watched thank you! PS I also use and advocate to students a 2 step compounds but I do use 3 steps for platinum....now I am tempted to try 4. I am now wanting to try the super fluffy puffy mop!
@@rachelhearne6631 thanks for great input. It’s lovely to hear about your experience and to see you share it here. That’s how we get to help each other. Thanks for watching and being a part of it all 🙏🏻
Very useful, thanks!! I noticed with interest you polishing some pliers. I am new to metalsmithing and purchased some second-hand tools, some of which are rusty. Do you have a video / more info on how to restore them , e.g. the polishing?
@@justinebolton173 you are welcome - and for old rusty tools, not yet. I love restoring and using old tools and we might do a video on it - thanks for the suggestion.
this was surprisingly more in depth than i expected but still lacks the most profound part of combining the coupounds with the buffs to see how they work, personally i never use a felt mop ever aside from the inside ring one because it heats up way too fast and is only useful once a month or for very simple basic flat bands or spots that can just be sanded finely and polished on anything. generally speaking its best to use finer compounds on softer mops and rougher on harder although there are exceptions ofc.
So helpful! I am still trying to work out what I prefer so always good to hear others preferred methods.
@@JustME-ft4di we all have our favorites - just dipping my toe into ones I’ve never used to see how they respond. Thanks for watching.
This was very helpful!!!! Thank you Jaco!
@@jaderene so welcome - thanks for being a part of it all. This community is the best.
Thanks for the detailed rundown, its great to hear how others polish, and I continue to enjoy how you desctibe your processes. I only use cotton muslin mops (I call them polishing or buffing wheels here in the US), but have been wanting to experiment more with bristle mops - only ever use smaller 1" bristle wheels in a handpiece currently. I do 3 stages for polishing; tripoli on a stiff stiched mop, then a medium compound on a looser stitched mop, then rouge on a loose unstitched mop to finish (red or white, depending on the metal). I think they are Osborn compounds, but I can't recall for certain now. I tried a sisal wheel once with a coarser cutting compound and didn't like it at all.
what grit sandpaper do you use before polishing? I tend to use 320/400/600.
@@jimmyers1428 thanks for this - sharing what your workshop uses helps the whole community. Your sanding process looks very similar to mine. Usually it’s 320 to 600 and on platinum I’d run right through to 3000. But I find 600 is a good end point for gold. I switch to bench polish from here and then the bigger mops.
Thanks Damia and Jaco - I was just taught my classes about mops on Monday. I came across this while I was looking for the Martha Glenny vid on how to make sanding sticks properly (perhaps a good tip for others here) because a puffy sanding stick is a PITA and causes so many issues. I also see students switch too early in the sanding stages then the tripoly stage provides a window into the deeper scratches and the frustration hits. Anyway this was a great video to have watched thank you!
PS I also use and advocate to students a 2 step compounds but I do use 3 steps for platinum....now I am tempted to try 4. I am now wanting to try the super fluffy puffy mop!
@@rachelhearne6631 thanks for great input. It’s lovely to hear about your experience and to see you share it here. That’s how we get to help each other. Thanks for watching and being a part of it all 🙏🏻
Very useful, thanks!! I noticed with interest you polishing some pliers. I am new to metalsmithing and purchased some second-hand tools, some of which are rusty. Do you have a video / more info on how to restore them , e.g. the polishing?
@@justinebolton173 you are welcome - and for old rusty tools, not yet. I love restoring and using old tools and we might do a video on it - thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you
@@BiksanLagun you are welcome 👍🏻
A gunsmith and refinish wood and metal using polish and chemicals, this is very interesting to me
this was surprisingly more in depth than i expected but still lacks the most profound part of combining the coupounds with the buffs to see how they work, personally i never use a felt mop ever aside from the inside ring one because it heats up way too fast and is only useful once a month or for very simple basic flat bands or spots that can just be sanded finely and polished on anything. generally speaking its best to use finer compounds on softer mops and rougher on harder although there are exceptions ofc.
@@lordmark4966 thanks for watching - it’s great to have this kind of input 👍🏻
Love the information, but the music is distracting.
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@@michaelparker2678 you are welcome to contact me for any commission work 👍🏻
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