NewtonPens
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2016
I have a bowl tumbler and am trying to figure out the best media/polishing compound combo to get a nice high gloss finish on my parts.
I hand sand everything first b/c machining marks, but that plus the hours buffing is really taking a toll on my shoulder and arm.
Any suggestions?
IS it even possible or a pipe dream? I ran a batch of barrels the other day for about 24 hours with some water and polishing compound in the green pyramids, and they came out perfectly matte, which looks awesome.
All the little sanding marks I left behind are gone and this saved me a ton of time buffing, but I still had to buff.
Thanks
Shawn
So here's the batch after 24 hours in the bowl.
Here are a couple of those buffed up and washed. Very happy with the finish. Pic doesn't really show it well enough.
My 2nd hand burr king.
The stuff inside. Too much water? No idea...
The stuff I mixed with the water. Too coarse of a compound?
I hand sand everything first b/c machining marks, but that plus the hours buffing is really taking a toll on my shoulder and arm.
Any suggestions?
IS it even possible or a pipe dream? I ran a batch of barrels the other day for about 24 hours with some water and polishing compound in the green pyramids, and they came out perfectly matte, which looks awesome.
All the little sanding marks I left behind are gone and this saved me a ton of time buffing, but I still had to buff.
Thanks
Shawn
So here's the batch after 24 hours in the bowl.
Here are a couple of those buffed up and washed. Very happy with the finish. Pic doesn't really show it well enough.
My 2nd hand burr king.
The stuff inside. Too much water? No idea...
The stuff I mixed with the water. Too coarse of a compound?