bolpol™ Yellow Buffing Bar - Y47
4” bar – approximately 110g
Low to Medium Cut – 4/10
Medium High Shine – 7/10
A final polishing bar for all hard plastics and resins using silicon & static free ingredients to reduce the build-up of static electricity during polishing. Made in the UK to industry standards bolpol Yellow is the preferred choice of the plastics industry for polishing all hard plastics and resins, including PVC, Polythene, Nylon, Acrylic Resins, Cellulose Acetate, Phenol-urea, Melamine, Formaldehyde Resins, Bakelite, Composite Synthetic Plastics and hard setting resins; it is also used for light polishing of wood veneers and lacquers. As a general rule all hard plastics and resins are best polished at a low speed of around 1400 rpm and with minimum pressure applied, this is to reduce heat build up, however if you are polishing plastics at high speed (around 3500rpm) then the bolpol Cream bar would be a better choice.
bolpol Buffing bars are
graded with two numbers from 1 up to 10 divided by /. The first number is
called "The cut" and this number refers to the abrasiveness of the
bar, the higher the number the rougher the abrasive and the more stock (material)
will be removed from the work piece. The second number is called
"The Colour" this refers to how much shine the compound could produce
on a prepared surface - the higher this number, the higher the level of
shine.
e.g. 10/1 - This is the most abrasive and
would produce a dull / matt finish with little or no shine. Whilst 1/10 is
the exact opposite, this has no abrasive qualities and is able
to produce a very highly polished, fully mirror bright shine on
a prepared surface.
We have written below general information on bolpol™ buffing bars, compounds, wheels, fittings and their common usage. Further information on each product can be found on the individual product listing in our Ebay shop.
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bolpol™ Buffing Bar types
Grey - for
Ferrous metals like Iron & Steel, High Cut - Matt
finish 8/4.
Emery Grey - a
slightly more coarse grade of bolpol Grey, for Ferrous metals like Iron
& Steel - High Cut - Low Shine 9/0
Brown Tripoli - for Non Ferrous metals like Gold, Brass,
Copper, Aluminium, Hardwoods and hard Plastics - Medium to High cut and
shine 7/7.
Green - for Stainless
Steel, Carbon steel, Tool steels, Cobalt alloys and all hard metals. Also
available with no products from animal sources. Medium to High cut & high shine.
7/8
White - the highest grade of white rouge. Also available with animal free ingredients. For
fine scratch removal and to produce a highly polished, reflective mirror bright
and clean finish. Particularly recommended for polishing
Aluminium. Low Cut - Very High Shine 3/9
Yellow - the preferred choice of the plastics industry for low speed
polishing of all hard plastics and resins, including Acrylic
Resins, Cellulose Acetate, Phenol-urea, Melamine, Formaldehyde
Resins, composite and hard setting resins. bolpol. Low to Medium
Cut - High Shine 4/7
Cream - a silica free high speed final polishing compound for hard plastics and
resins, it is also suitable for final polishing of lacquer finishes and natural
materials such as exotic oily hardwoods, Buffalo horn, Coral and
Tortoiseshell. It’s also suitable for
final polishing of Stainless Steel and Chrome finishes. Also available
with animal free ingredients. Medium
Cut - Very High Shine 5/9
Red - Bolpol
Jewellers rouge is the finest quality Jewellers rouge and used
by professional Jewellers all around the World to clean and polish Gold,
Silver, Platinum, Pewter, Nickel Plate, Brass sheet and castings,
Diecast Zinc parts and also used to polish fine scratches
from Glass. Ultra fine soft cut –
1/10 - Fully bright Mirror finish – 9/10
Blue - aka
Smurf Poo, is a true multi-purpose, multi stage polishing compound, developed
by bolpol and intended as a final stage polishing bar
for Copper, Brass, Bronze, Nickel plate and Zinc, but it is more
commonly used as a medium cut, high finish polishing compound for Steel,
Stainless Steel, Aluminium and Chrome. Medium Cut and High Sheen
finish 5/8
Pink Chrome Rouge - a soft cut silica free polishing compound used to polish out fine
scratches and to remove frosted burn marks from Chrome over plating.
Commonly used to highly polish Aluminium and Chrome parts on classic cars,
motorbikes, musical instruments and
used in the Jewellery trade for the first and intermediate polishing stages
for Gold, Silver and Platinum. Pink is suitable for all
ferrous and non ferrous metals and frequently used to highly
polish brass water fittings, marble and granite worktops - Low
to Medium Cut - High Shine 4/8
Super Finish XS10 - suitable for all materials, this compound is
able to produce the very highest possible professional standard of
high gloss shine, without removing any surface material in the polishing
process. Excellent to maintain a mirror bright finish on all metals, hard
plastics, resins, lacquers, horn, polished stones etc, where no mark removal is
required. Use with a soft, loose leaf buffing wheel. Zero Cut -
Ultimate Bright Shine 0/10
bolpol™ Wheel Patterns
bolpol™ Buffing wheels are available
from our Ebay shop in a choice of wheel patterns, Sisal, Stitched Cotton, Loose
Leaf and Satin finish.
Sisal Buffing Wheels are a coarse buffing wheel used for
heavy duty cleaning and 1st stage metal polishing to remove light tooling,
casting, grinding marks and light rust removal etc. We also have the
harder and more abrasive Green Sisal wheels also available.
Stitched cotton wheels are a general purpose buffing wheel for
cleaning and heavy duty polishing of metals and hard plastics. This
pattern wheel is quite firm and stiff, this allows for the polishing
action to be concentrated on precise areas for the removal of imperfections or
for detail polishing as required.
Loose leaf pattern wheels are made from multiple layers
of Soft Calico Cotton, these layers are only joined together at the centre
allowing the layers of cotton to flare out and cover a wider surface area
and is able to produce a mirror bright finish. This soft and flexible
wheel is used for cleaning and polishing surfaces including curved, concave,
convex and irregular shape items such as pipes, mouldings and tanks or
difficult access and tight areas.
WOW Pattern Open Stitched Buffing Wheel. Made from the same material as our standard
stitched and loose leaf buffing wheels it sits comfortably between the two
for polishing performance; the stitching is set wider apart to make this wheel
softer than a standard stitched wheel, but much firmer than a loose leaf
wheel.
Satin finish wheels also called Satine Mops, these wheels
are made from a non-woven, open web synthetic nylon
(similar in texture to a dense, kitchen scouring pad).
The nylon resin is impregnated with grit to make a wheel that
is durable, water and solvent resistant, fairly firm yet
still retaining enough flex for use on irregular and contoured
surfaces, angles or odd shapes. The wheels are intended to produce a satin
/ satine) or brushed type finish. As the wheels wear down with use a fresh
cutting edge is exposed.
bolpol™ buffing wheels are
traditionally sold by the width called a “Section” and one section generally
measures approximately 13mm (0.5 inch) wide, its approximate because this can
vary slightly depending on the thickness of material used to make the wheel and
also the binding pattern. An approximate guide to the width of a wheel.
Although we usually also quote the width and number of sections of the wheel on
that listing
1 section = 13mm (0.5 inch) wide, 2 section =
25mm (1 inch) wide, 3 = 40mm (1.5 inch) wide, 4 section wheel =
50mm (2 inch) wide.
Wheel Fitting
The wheel is fitted by screwing it by hand
onto a tapered nose (also called a Pigtail). When in use the wheel further
tightens up onto the tapered nose. A Buffing wheel has a small hole at its
centre, the hole is surrounded with leather washer to ensure a firm fit
and prolonging the life of the wheel. (NB: the 50mm diameter wheels do not
have this leather washer due to their small diameter). We have tapered
noses to convert 6 and 8 inch bench grinders into polishing machines and
also Pigtails to mount in a corded or cordless drill. We also have the popular
pattern wheels available with a 1/2" hole to fit a 6" Bench grinder
and wheels or with a 5/8th hole to suit an 8 inch Bench grinder.
bolpol™ wheels and Polishing compounds are manufactured in
the UK to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Standards
All of the above items are available from our Ebay shop