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Old 10-06-07, 09:30   #5 (permalink)
The Cleaner
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Re: Question for Cerium oxide for polishing glass

Thanks, for the heads up Jimmy. Also I have come to learn that the glass MUST be
thoroughly and meticulously cleaned and preferably clayed prior to buffing with the felt bob and cerium oxide slurry. Also, great care must be taken while you are buffing to not introduce any sort of sand/grit as you WILL end with lots of swirled scratching.

Another tip I gleaned is that the felt bob should be "charged", meaning, the day before the new felt bob should be saturated with the cerium oxide slurry and allowed to dry. Thus, when you actually begin to buff the glass the felt bob is already "Charged" with cerium oxide and will polish the glass from the onset rather than having to become saturated during the actual buffing process itself.

Also, while buffing keep the slurry/glass surface 'wet' as any dry buffing will generate unwanted heat - not good at all for the glass!

Opass, I don't think the felt bobs are available at Home Depot, ACE, etc, you might try a local auto glass supply house, and of course they are available online.

Last edited by The Cleaner : 10-06-07 at 11:34.
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