Polishing Cloth selection is as critical
to the polishing operation as the polishing compound. Designed to fit
the popular metallurgical lab equipment, Polishing Cloths are available
in several sizes with either Plain Back (PB) or backed with Pressure
Sensitive Adhesive (PSA).
The following Polishing Cloths are
available:
NYLON
- A synthetic napless cloth, used with diamond compound or very fine
aluminas. Good for most materials, helps maintain flatness.
SILK
- A natural napless cloth, used with diamond compound or coarser
abrasive aluminas. Good for initial rough polish.
CANVAS
- A natural napless cloth, used with silicon carbide or alumina abrasive
powders. Good for initial, very rough polishing.
SELVYT
- A natural medium nap cloth, used with coarse and fine aluminas. Good
for for full spectrum work, rough to final finishing.
KITTEN CLOTH
- A natural short nap cloth, used with fine aluminas. Good for final
polishing of most materials.
COTLAP
- A natural short nap cloth, used with coarse diamond and aluminas. Good
for rough polishing of softer materials.
RAYON VELVET - A synthetic short
nap cloth, used with finer aluminas and diamond. Good for final
polishing of softer materials.
FINAL FINISH
- A synthetic short nap cloth, used with finer aluminas and diamond.
Good for final polishing of most materials.
IMPERIAL
- A 20 mil rayon flock electrostatically coated onto a 3 mil polyester
film. Good for final polishing of most materials.
RED FELT
- A natural short nap cloth, used with coarser silicon carbides and
aluminas. Good for rough polishing of ferrous materials.
GREEN BILLIARD
- A natural short nap cloth, used with coarser aluminas. Good for rough
polishing of ferrous materials as well as petrographic and lapidary
work.
PELLON
- A synthetic napless chemotextile material, used with diamond compound.
Good for initial to final polish of steels, rocks and composites.
PANMET
- A harder, more durable pellon cloth. Good for hard materials. Used
when cloth life is important.
The most common sizes are 1", 32mm, 8",
10", 12", 14", and 16" diameter.
If your work involves sample
preparation, you should try PSI Polishing Cloths. Call for a free sample
to fit your equipment.
