Polishing 102: How to Buff and Polish Metal

In Polishing 102, the second video of this series, I SHOW how to buff and polish metal. This video covers the ACTION behind buffing and polishing. I also share what I use for my setup below:

Some of the supplies I use... (Amazon affiliate links)
Baldor Buffer https://amzn.to/2JwBqDz
Tripoli Polishing Rogue: https://amzn.to/2XtENoO
10" Buffing Wheel: https://amzn.to/2S2P6u2

In this buffing and polishing, I show you a bit about the process and the result of using different grit sandpapers. You can get to the point of buffing metal mirror finish once the pieces has been finely sanded, and you buff with the right wheel and compound. The metal buffing process has a few tricks to it, which I might delve into more in the future. My metal buffing machine of choice is a Baldor Buffer, as mentioned above. I hope you found the tips for buffing and polishing metal handy.

Some of my products, I polish metal to mirror finish (for things such as polished bowls). I learned polishing techniques metal from Wayne Apgar, one of the blacksmithing instructors I studied under.

Sandpaper polishing is a good way to work down the surface of the metal. Polishing metal with sandpaper is a standard polishing technique and requires very little supplies.

You can use what I cover here as copper polishing tips, or use it to polish steel as well. If you're a blacksmith, you may not need to polish copper to mirror finish, but I hope you still find the polishing techniques handy.

If you'd like to see more about blacksmithing, make sure to check out my channel! I have lots of forging videos at Christ Centered Ironworks. And make sure to watch for my upcoming videos on the topics of "how to buff and polish".

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