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Polishing enameled piece

  • Rudolf Molnar
    • 15 posts
    January 17, 2019 4:04 PM EST
    Hi folks
    I want to know how you polish your metal base after the enamel is flash fired or glossy without scratching the glass?
    Does anybody use OTEC walnut polishing machine?
    Or can I use tumbler with steel shots and cerium oxide?

    Rudolf
  • Trish White
    • Moderator
    • 114 posts
    January 18, 2019 7:17 AM EST

    I use ZAM on a felt wheel - never had any scratches-

  • Edmund Massow
    • 77 posts
    January 20, 2019 8:47 AM EST

    Hello Rudolf, I polish after flash firing first with wet cerium oxide and a soft felt wheel on the polishing machine. Then I tumble the workpiece for about an hour with small stainless steel balls, conus and bolts of different  dimensions and a teaspoon of curd soap shreds. The gloss is after that in my opinion perfect.
    The advantage of tumbling is, that the silver surface get a bit harden.

    Edmund