Polishing
Buffing Wheels
Metal workers, foundries, knife makers, gunsmiths, and wood carvers (honing chisels) use these products for finishing. Buffing wheels, made from 40 plies of cotton sheets, are sewn together in three degrees of stiffness: SPIRAL SEWN-HARD -1/4" tightly sewn is a good general purpose wheel for coarse buffing. SPIRAL SEWN-MEDIUM - sewn with concentric circles about 3/8" apart is good for cutting and coloring action. SPIRAL SEWN-LOOSE -sewn with only about 2 concentric circles. Extra soft for final coloring. This is the safest wheel to use with rouge on precious metals. Buffing wheels are about 1/2" thick and can be gang mounted side by side to achieve say 1" or 2" face widths. They have 1/2", 5/8", or 3/4" arbors which can be mounted on a bench motor, drill press, or on our 1/4", 1/2" or 5/8" wheel adapter mandrels($6.50), available with left or right turn threading..
Wool Felt Polishing Wheels
They are used for buffing and polishing with or without cutting agents and lubricants. We offer the finest quality USA made wheels, accurately balanced, and made from selected long fiber wool with no resins or synthetic fibers. Hardness and density are achieved through controlled fulling and hydraulic pressing.
Soft - for rounded surfaces with minimal pressure.
(mostly used on glass, granite, and marble)
Medium - for both rounded and flat surfaces for most industrial
applications, such as metal, used in conjunction with cutting
compounds.
Hard - for flat surfaces or where the wheel is shaped to the contour
of the part.This density is used for Lapidary
or Jewelry applications.
Rock Hard - for applications requiring maximum cutting pressure
and critical contours and wheel shaping.
Maximum Safe RPM's for a 1" face wheel are as follows:
6" Diameter Medium - 4300 RPM
8" Diameter Medium - 3200 RPM
10" Diameter Medium - 2800 RPM
Harder wheels allow for faster maximum RPM's.
Softer wheels have reduced maximum RPM's.
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 6" X 1" X 1" IMPORTED WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL | Grit: MEDIUM | |
| 6" X 1" X 1" IMPORTED WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL | Grit: HARD | |
| 6" X 1" X 1" IMPORTED WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL | Grit: ROCK HARD | |
| 8" X 1" X 1" IMPORTED WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL | Grit: MEDIUM | |
| 8" X 1" X 1" IMPORTED WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL | Grit: HARD | |
| 6" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: MEDIUM | |
| 6" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: HARD | |
| 6" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: ROCK HARD | |
| 8" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: MEDIUM | |
| 8" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: HARD | |
| 8" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: ROCK HARD | |
| 10" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: MEDIUM | |
| 10" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: HARD | |
| 10" X 1" X 1" WOOL FELT POLISHING WHEEL (USA) | Grit: ROCK HARD |
Wool Felt Bobs
Wool felt bobs are used with polishing compounds (rouge) or natural with a Rotary tool such as a Die Grinder, Drill or Dremel® type tool. They are mounted on 1/4" or 1/8" shanks.
Foam, SurBuff & Wool Polishing Pads
The 3M 5 1/4" diameter 1" thick gray waffle foam pad is excellent for polishing. Just attach to your 5" H&L back-up pad. Attach the 8" diameter H&L foam pads (Black - Coarse, Yellow - Medium, Blue - Fine) to a 6" H&L backup pad and use liquid compound or wax. The 8" Black & Decker Foam Bonnet ties on top of smaller foam or wool pads for polishing. Surbuff pads have thousands of verticle fibers laminated to a 3/4" thick foam backing. Use these for the finest high gloss finish. Our 3", 5 3/4", and 9" lambskin pads made in the USA create a high gloos finish as well.
Sale items are listed in red.
Wool & Terry Cloth & Foam Polishing Pads & Bonnets and Tack Cloths
Sale items are listed in red.
3"X 6" Oval Hand Polishing Kit
Kit includes:1 - H&L Hand Tool, 1 Coarse, 1 Medium, 1 Fine Scuff pads and 2 white felt polishing pads. Compare at $20.00 value Sale Price $14.95
1 - H&L Hand Tool Sale Price $8.50 /1
Polishing Pads. Sale Price $2.50 /1 $11.50 /5
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| GATOR OVAL SCUFF PAD - Brown | Grit: CRS | |
| GATOR OVAL SCUFF PAD - Maroon | Grit: MED | |
| GATOR OVAL SCUFF PAD - Blue | Grit: FIN | |
| GATOR OVAL SCUFF PAD - White | Grit: UF | |
| OVAL Hook&Loop HAND TOOL HOLDER | ||
| 3"X6" OVAL HAND POLISHING KIT |
3½"X9½" Hook & Loop Hand Sanding Kit
Kit includes:1 - H&L Hand Tool and 5 felt polishing pads.
Compare at $20.00 value Sale Price $14.95
1 - H&L Hand Tool Sale Price $8.50 /1
Polishing Pads. Sale Price $2.50 /1 $11.50 /5
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 3½"X9½" Hook&Loop HAND TOOL HOLDER | ||
| 3½"X9½" Hook&Loop Polishing Pad | ||
| 3½"X9½" Hook&Loop HAND SANDING KIT |
Compound Bricks
These wax based polishing compounds formulated by FORMAX in Michigan are the standard for finishing metal and plastics.
- Black Emery for steel Grit 500 aggressive.
- Brown Tripoli for aluminum, brass & copper non-ferrous Grit 800 agressive.
- Grey for stainless steel Grit 1200 medium.
- White rouge for non-ferrous Grit 1500 medium.
- Green Chrome Oxide for honing steel chisels/knives Grit 1800 fine.
- Red Rouge for precious metals Grit 2000 ultra fine.
- Blue Buff for acrylic & polycarbonate Grit 2000 ultra fine
Sale items are listed in red.
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| MED BLACK EMERY BRICK 7 oz. | Grit: 4-500 | |
| MED BROWN TRIPOLI BRICK 5 oz | Grit: 800 | |
| MED GREY BRICK 7 oz | Grit: 1200 | |
| MED WHITE ROUGE BRICK 5 oz | Grit: 1500 | |
| MED GREEN CHROME OXIDE BRICK 6 oz | Grit: 1800 | |
| MED BLUE BUFF BRICK 7 oz | Grit: 2000 | |
| MED RED JEWELERS ROUGE BRICK 6 oz | Grit: 2000 | |
| SET OF 6 MED AST BRICK (NO BLUE) SAVE 15% | ||
| LG BLACK EMERY BRICK 23 oz | Grit: 4-500 | |
| LG BROWN TRIPOLI BRICK 16 oz | Grit: 800 | |
| LG GREY BRICK 20 oz | Grit: 1200 | |
| LG WHITE ROUGE BRICK 19 oz | Grit: 1500 | |
| LG GREEN CHROME OXIDE BRICK 20 oz | Grit: 1800 | |
| LG RED JEWELERS ROUGE BRICK 19 oz | Grit: 2000 | |
| LG BLUE BUFF BRICK 20 oz | Grit: 2000 | |
| SET OF 6 LG AST BRICK (NO BLUE) SAVE 15% |
Diamond Polishing Pads
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| CONVEX DIAMOND POL PAD | Grit: 100 |
Liquid Polishing Compounds
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|
Polishing Accessories
Polishing Accessories listed clockwise from upper left.
Facer Buffs
Facer Buffs
Muslin Buffs
These stiff(sized cotton) polishing wheels are 5/16" thick. They are ideal for polishing metal with a Dremel® type rotary tool.
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 1½" Muslin Buffs on ⅛" shanks | Grit: Polishing |
Cheese Cloth, Tack Cloths, Terry Stain Pads, and Cotton Wipers
MADE IN THE USAOur tack cloths are specially treated white cotton cheese cloth used to remove the last particles of dust and fiber from your work piece before you apply a finish. they are 18" X 36" = 642 sq. in., 20 X 12 mesh cotton, folded to 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" and individually packed in poly bags. They are pliable and have a medium tack. Finest Quality made in USA AMAZON PRICE $80.00/144pc case.
| Name | Description | Order |
|---|---|---|
| TACK CLOTHS | ||
| WHITE ALL COTTON WIPERS | ||
| 2 YDS LINT-FREE CHEESE CLOTH | ||
| 4 1/2" X 3 1/4" TERRY STAIN PAD |