For this week’s
#tooltalktuesday I wanted to show how to achieve a high polish by using Sunshine® Cloth Buffs from
@riogrande on your flexshaft. These inexpensive buffs (based off of the popular cloths) are impregnated with polishing compound so you use them as is! They give off very little residue and the residue they do leave can easily be cleaned in an ultrasonic - or if you don’t have one 🙋♀️, some mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush. These are different than other buffs I’ve used on my flexshaft, you only want to apply a very light pressure and apply ¾ speed on your flexshaft pedal. These babies are the final step of polishing, so I recommend going through as many grits of sandpaper as you can (I went from 240, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1200). Sanding sticks are a great way to be able to sand flat surfaces and the outside curves of a ring. For the inside of a ring you can use the same sandpapers on a split mandrel. Once you’ve removed all scratches and achieved a nice sanded finish with 1200 grit (or more) you lightly use these Sunshine Buffs both on the inside and outside surfaces. They work awesome. You are going to want to purchase screw mandrels to mount them on (item 333105
@riogrande ) and if you were only to experiment with one size I recommend purchasing the ⅛” H x 1” diameter (item 330180) as they will fit nicely inside a ring. Rio is offering our community 20% off this item 😁🙏🏻(in any of the three sizes with the pinhole center for your flexshaft) through 2/1/19 using code MTLSMITH2 (*This promo is not combinable with Rio's Cyber Sale November 23-26). This is definitely the perfect add-on item to try as they retail for $5.63 for a package of six! *Please be safe and always wear eye protection and a mask when using polishing buffs on the flexshaft! 🙏🏻
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