polishing stainless steel

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:59 am

How does white rouge compare to the red? Is red more abrasive?

Thanks...

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:48 am

Red is "softer" and used [mostly] on non-ferrous metal, [brass, gold, silver, nickle silver, etc. White is "harder" and designed for stainless steel, it also works great on carbon steel. [Black "emery" sp? [it's late] is a courser compound and used for rough polishing, especially on carbon steel. There is also a green rouge that seems [to me] to be very similar to white, but some people have strong preferences. And those who do, will no doubt post their favorite[s].

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:05 am

Soooo. Red might be something to use on hard steels after you've gone as far as the white can take you?

I'm embarking on a HP project on a CFO-II which is S30V... any S30V goodies are very welcome.

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:35 am

This looks like a nice resource for a variety of polishing compounds: http://www.fdjtool.com/store/showcat.asp?cat=1

Bonzo · Post by **Bonzo** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:56 pm

Vagrant wrote:A full size buffer/grinder is the most dangerous tool in any shop and will grab things and throw them cheerfully in your direction. This has KILLED people, and injured many more. A Dremel is less likely to kill you but it can hurt like hell if the buff gets caught on [and grabs] the knife. Hold the knife firmly and touch the buff lightly to it.

Mr. Vagrant,

Boy-O-boy are you right on that one. I once had a knife dissappear so fast out of my hand and bounce off the tank on my Harley before I even realized what happened. Even though I use safety glasses whenever I use power tools, it won't help if I have a blade stuck in my gut. Kinda the same concept of working on your engine while the fan belt is turning at 700 rpm's.

Best Regard's,

Bonz

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:04 am

Stone Knife wrote:Soooo. Red might be something to use on hard steels after you've gone as far as the white can take you?

I'm embarking on a HP project on a CFO-II which is S30V... any S30V goodies are very welcome.

Red may not "cut" hard steel, red is made from iron oxide and meant for soft metals. It might "smooth out" very light scratches. I can't recall trying it on hard things since I always had white to use.

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:26 am

I'm going to be doing a Mirror Polish on my CFO II blade, so am thinking about the final stages.
Looks like Green Compound, CrO2 (Chrome Oxide) is an essential for this too...

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