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Boat Forum / Building / November 2005Burnished vs. Polished Bronze
I have some deck hardware / fittings that are 'burnished' bronze, and others that are 'polished' bronze (the difference being the latter have a more finished/shiny/polished appearance - the former look like they were simply plopped out of the mold). By what process does one turn a 'burnished' piece into a 'polished' piece? MW Rouge and sweat. As I understand it, burnishing is just rubbing with a metal rod (or maybe tumbling). Polishing is like sanding, but one uses successively finer grades of rouge and buffing wheels. Roger derbyrm@NOSPAMinsightbbNOSPAM.com http://home.earthlink.net/~derbyrm >I have some deck hardware / fittings that are 'burnished' bronze, and > others that are 'polished' bronze (the difference being the latter have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > MW Rouge yes, sweat no. Polishing is easy, if you have a buffing wheel. If you don't, they are easy to make, as they only require a motor (furnace blower fan motor will do) a mandrel attachment and a couple of medium sized buffing wheels (cotton, not felt). The bigger the wheel the quicker the work. Then you polish with a heavy wheel and polishing (cutting) compound, then you buff it with a softer wheel and medium buffing compound and then you buff it with a softer wheel and fine buffing compound. You should have three wheels and don't mix them up, i.e. don't use more than one rouge (polishing compound) on a wheel. If they are already burnished, you can probably get by with just two wheels, Emery or Tripoli compound and White Rouge compounds. My preference is 8" spiral sewn wheel for cutting (first rough cut), and a 80 Ply Thick Buff for the mirror finish. Also available: http://technicalvideorental.com/rental_2.html The Art of Buffing http://www.practical-sailor.com/newspics/charts/853polisher.pdf | Rouge and sweat. | [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | > | > MW >I have some deck hardware / fittings that are 'burnished' bronze, and >others that are 'polished' bronze (the difference being the latter have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >MW Hold the piece against a rotating "mop" (a cloth wheel) loaded with progressively finer abrasive powders from a glue stick. Brian Whatcott You are right, burnished is straight from the mould with little attention to finish. In order to get to polished from burnished, one uses (in order) files, emery paper in progressivly finer grits and finally buffing compounds. It is a lot of work but worth it. I prefer a mixture of polished and burnished, even on a single casting, the contrast is nice. Dave Brilliant replies - thanks fellas - the Usenet at its best! MW |
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