Polishing compound

[NormNip]

I thought I put this in already but maybe not. Or else it was deleted for appearing to be too much like a commercial? Well, I guess I'll soon find out . . .

Maybe you guys know all about this but I'm hoping you'll find it useful. Monkey Jam Premium Axle Polish. Particles are under 0.05 microns of magnesium oxide making it half million to 1 million grit. It's sold to polish the axles on the little derby cars that kids compete with.

I cut a plastic q-tip in half. Shoved a sanded half toothpick in the plastic tube of the q-tip handle. Slathered Monkey Jam on the cotton tip. Put it on my Dremel at 12000 rpm. If you slip into 30,000 rpm the q-tip very quickly flies apart.

I polished a small 1/8" by 1/4" section of steel on an old glock trigger for 4 times 20 seconds replacing the cotton tip at those intervals. Even using my Mitutoyo calipers, I have to guess I removed less than 2/10,000th" - yes, as in a lot less than 1/1000th".

That piece of metal now looks like liquid chrome.

 

[recumbent]

Thanks for posting this.

I guess you get it at a hobby shop.

Bob

 

[Pinecone]

NormNip, Get yourself some regular Dremel felt bob's/tips for your polishing. You can form them to any size/shape you want on a grinding block and run them at whatever speed you want. They last a long time for the occasional routine polishing job!...............Dick :wink:

 

[NormNip]

I'm fairly new to polishing like this but the plastic Q-tip idea works for me to get into corners and other small spaces. I use less polish and can finetune my work. They're disposable: 1000 tips (500 x 2 per double-sided q-tip) for under $3.00(?) Bear in mind the tip turns black immediately but it will still polish. Even if you use the q-tips by thumb-and-forefinger, they still turn black almost immediately but continue to polish for awhile. As you might know and I suspect strongly, the black is the fine sub-micron iron particles oxidizing. Just for information, a popular very black pigment is black iron oxide sold by Gamblin under the name Mars Black but I digress . . ..

 

[contender]

Good post. Where do you get the polishing compound?

 

[eric conrad]

Tyrone, try www.derbymonkeygarage.com click on supplies and find monkey jam. They have alot of nice goodies
Eric

 

[xtratoy]

the fast way there. http://www.derbymonkeygarage.com/products/Monkey_Jam_Premium_Axle_Polish-187-4.html

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Monkey Jam ?? Please, I don't want to know where 'that' comes from. :roll: :roll:

...Jimbo

 

[GP100man]

Monkey Jam ?? Please, I don't want to know where 'that' comes from. :roll: :roll:

...Jimbo

I`m with Jimbo , It does not sound rite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But still a good post on sources of avaiable materials , I`d never thought of a Q-tip to polish with though it`s an alternative for those of us that are heavy handed with the cotton wheels & spuds !!!!

 

[NormNip]

Yeah you'll find it on the internet. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I might just add the obvious: be sure to do your own tests and measurements - just don't take my word for my info.

I'm happy I provided some useful info. I appreciate the response.

The only relationship I have with Monkey Jam is as an online customer.

 

[contender]

Thanks!

 

[kstoneking]

Monkey Jam ?? Please, I don't want to know where 'that' comes from. :roll: :roll:

...Jimbo

From between thier monkey toes perhaps?

Kenny

 

[Yosemite Sam]

I was reminded of the "monkey butt" or "civet butt" coffee.

Also, when I worked in a music store we carried a product called (I kid you not) "Gorilla Snot", that was a slightly tacky substance you could put on your fingers to help you hold onto guitar picks. Oh look, it still exists. And here's a company doing something completely different under the same name. The things you find with Google.

-- Sam