Download our detailed polishing step-by-step guide here.

Includes explanations on using the right machines, discs, and compounds for various types of metal. The file also features a handy troubleshooting table to help you easily identify the issue and achieve a brilliant final result!

Polishing Process

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is how to polish and which steps are required to achieve a glossy final result.

What we recommend on this website are merely guidelines based on more than 25 years of experience in this industry, which does not mean that this is the only way to polish.

Stainless steel

1 Pre-grinding

Till roughness 400 / 600

2 Polishing Sisal

With green paste 439T

3 Polishing Cotton

With green paste 439T

4 Polishing Flannel

With pink paste P126 for Mirror 6.

With yellow P175, or white M5 paste

for mirror 8

Aluminium/Brass/Copper

1 Pro-grinding

Till roughness 400 / 600

Which polishing compounds are suitable for your application?

Grey: Suitable for pre-polishing with sisal and cotton
Brown: Suitable for pre-polishing with cotton
Green: Suitable for pre-polishing with sisal and cotton
Pink: Suitable for polishing with cotton and flannel to a mirror 6 finish
Yellow: Suitable for polishing with flannel to a mirror 8 finish

Zie hieronder welk type pasta geschikt is voor welk soort materiaal:

	523LBZ Grey	113GZ Brown	439T Green	P126 Pink	GW16 Beige	P175 Yellow	M5 White
Aluminium	✅	✅	✅			✅
Brass/ non-ferro	✅	✅	✅			✅
Stainless steel			✅	✅		✅	✅
Precious metals				✅		✅	✅
Paint/laquer					✅	✅	✅
Plastic/ composite					✅	✅