On Fri, 1 May 1998, James wrote:
> Back when I was at school, I made a sand-cast turned aluminum blob for
> putting things in. To polish it, I used cloth polisher, and this brick
> colourd haed wax block type stuff. This was put on, and the metal
> polished whith it. What is this stuff, and where can I get it from!!!
Tripoli!
(...I think) It's a fine abrasive, prob'y around 15 000 grit. I bet you
can get similar results using Turtle Wax rubbing compound (comes in a red
can)- don't use polishing compound (green can); it's finer.
I can get Tripoli via mail-order. I don't have the vital statistics handy
at this time tho :-(
-Malcolm
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