Polishing woes…

[jgmotamedi]

Hi Craig,

I would suggesting trying something other than chamois on your buffs.

I never had any success with chamois. I tried it multiple times, and always ended up returning to cotton velvet. Microsuede or microfiber cloth might be an alternative that work for you. I have found some that work as as well, and occasionally better than cotton velvet.

Did you see this thread? https://cdags.org/forums/topic/plate-polishing/
Lots of helpful hints on using a random orbit sander. That said, I never liked the results I got from my sander, and returned to 6″ wheels. I too struggled with swirly marks, and even when I got rid of them found the polish always felt flat.

[Craig Tuffin]

Thanks for the reply and the link. It seems my ‘search’ skills on cdags leave a lot to be desired.

I’ve now got a few new things to try, one of them a recovered final buffing pad. Damn that Jerry and his incredibly well polished plates. I guess a couple of decades of experience do help though

[nawagi]

Craig-

I’ve found that using microfiber ultrasuede (Suedine) on the final buffs works well. Like Jason, I tried using chamois for a season and abandoned it due to repeated fails. You may want to check out this site:

https://tallerdaguerrotipo.wordpress.com

While he’s just working on Beq’s, his polishing technique produces terrific plates.

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