Expert Advice: Polishing Metal with Felt

Moleroda Finishing Systems is the leading manufacturer of felt for finishing. Discover why polishIng metal with felt is the best approach for a perfect finish.

RODA Felt

RODA felt is used for polishing metal or polishing glass. It can either be used in precision finishing on a mounted spindle, on a wheel or as a pad or sheet. In this blog we detail the best way to polish using mounted felt and diamond compound. 

Why use felt for polishing? 

Felt is mildly abrasive, making it ideal for buffing and polishing applications.

RODA felt, which we make here at Moleroda, is used for polishing metal or polishing glass. It can either be used in precision finishing on a mounted spindle, on a wheel or as a pad or sheet.

Benefits of RODA when Polishing metal with felt:

• High quality engineered felt – perfect for precision polishing
• Extremely clean felt 
• Can be made in bespoke sizes
• Available in soft, medium and hard densities
• Made in the UK

Felt is environmentally friendly!

RODA felt is literally taken off the sheeps back and pressed! Therefore, it is a natural product and a completely biodegradable material!

Diamond compound with mounted felt

Diamond polishing compound, is used for polishing metals with felt. Diamond is the sharpest and most natural material and its used for extra abrasion when working with felt.

It’s available in various grades ranging from coarse to fine, and is reguarly used by the mould tool industry 

How to achieve the perfect finish with RODA Felt and Diamond Compound

1. Prior to polishing make sure you have gone up to 12000 or finer with wet and dry or RODA NyWheels for best results.

2. Insert your mounted RODA felt into a polishing machine – e.g. eneksa/ micromotor.

3. Squeeze a pea sized amount of diamond compound onto your workpiece (when working with diamond compound usually start with a coarse grit like 20 microns and work up to a finer grit).

4. Then work the felt into the paste – a spray of lapping fluid will help to lubricate.

5. Keep the felt moving, wipe clean with solvent spray and a lint free polishing cloth.

6. Assess the finish and then move to a finer grade of diamond paste if required.

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More Information about PolishIng Metal with Felt

For more information on how to polish with felt give us a call – we have experts here who have been polishing with felt for years! 

And take a look at our You Tube page for videos of us hard at work polishing!