Trident
Retired, plenty of kits
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OK. Thanks for the links. But it doesn't address my question. WHAT GRIT? I'm sure I can find a polishing compound. Here's my project. I have scratches in my cheap sunglasses that I wanna get rid of. I saw a video on YouTube, but it lacked pertinent information. I know that tinted prescription sunglasses are tinted on the surface. Most all sunglasses made of plastic, are of tinted all the way through. I want to remove those scratches. Name brands you have used with success would be valuable information to me.
Gary,
I turn pens also, and MicroMesh pads are simply amazing. They could probably be used for your sunglasses. The problem is, if you use the small pads and do it by hand, you'll definitely burn some calories! When a pen is turning several thousand RPM, that polishing gets done pretty fast. There may be some that could be mounted on a rotary buffing tool, I just haven't looked.
Like qquake2, I don't really see the need to use polishing liquid for the final buffing. The pads wet with water put on an amazing shine.
I have even coated wooden pens with multiple coats of CA, and then polished them like they were acrylic. Sometimes somebody wants a pen whose coating is tough as nails and impervious to oils in your skin that will eventually smudge some finishes.
bill2654 -- I sometimes do antler pens. They can turn out to be incredibly beautiful, and often look so much different once they are turned down to the size of a pen. But the smell is almost unbearable for me. Imagine burning hair ....... that smells wonderful compared to turning antler! I now wear a heavy-duty mask if I'm going to turn antler.