Small polishing mop / Dolly mops for metal finishing
- These mini dolly polishing mops can be used on a bench polisher with a tapered pigtail. Or with a mandrel in a drill or air tool.
- Small polishing mop must be used with a polishing compound – Either a Medium cut and colour compound or polishing compound.
- If the item is badly scratched, use a dry sisal dollie with cutting compound first.
- To get the best finish you must have achieved a good pre-polish finish and have a good flat surface to create the best polished effect.
- A very universal mop that suits polishers, fabricators, sculptors, silversmiths etc.
They can be used with either cutting or polishing compound which makes them very versatile.
Consequently, they are a very popular grade to start off with.
Used by:
- Engineering – Mould Tool Polishing – many precision metal components require polishing – Use with Diamond polishing compound for very precise work.
- Jewellery making – Pendant motors are popular in this industry, using a Dremel or a pendant motor allows full control polishing into small areas. Jewellers tend to use a 2.35mm spindle.
- Fabrication – restoration – general metal working on any metal such as alloy wheels to ovens, basically anything which might require a polish or touch up. Use these polishing mops with the correct polishing compound (because there are different compounds to suit different metals) to reach the desired affect.