Polishing Wood w/RO150

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Larry Smith, Festool rep, has a video from apx 7/14 in which he polishes a piece of wood with the RO150. I don't remember that he states what speed he preferred for this process.

Could an automotive polish, like Meguiar's Mirror Glaze line, be substituted for a couple of polish treatments??

Thanks for your input, Peter
 
Slow speed for applying the polish, full speed for buffing.

On the automotive polish: try it out, and tell us how it goes!

d2c said:
Larry Smith, Festool rep, has a video from apx 7/14 in which he polishes a piece of wood with the RO150. I don't remember that he states what speed he preferred for this process.

Could an automotive polish, like Meguiar's Mirror Glaze line, be substituted for a couple of polish treatments??

Thanks for your input, Peter
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d2c said:
Larry Smith, Festool rep, has a video from apx 7/14 in which he polishes a piece of wood with the RO150. I don't remember that he states what speed he preferred for this process.

Could an automotive polish, like Meguiar's Mirror Glaze line, be substituted for a couple of polish treatments??

Thanks for your input, Peter
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I see Larry every now and then at some nearby tool shows and about a year ago I asked him about polishing wood.  If my memory serves me right, I believe he told me that he sometimes uses a a wax by General Finishes.  But, to be honest, I got the sense that he would go ahead and try whatever is available.  So, like Edward said, why don't you do a test and experiment a bit?

Mike A.
http://www.rockler.com/general-finishes-satin-finishing-wax-natural
 
You don't need any polish to a get a nice polished surface, work up through the grits when you get to 4000p you will have a nice glossy finish. I tried the polish and was not impressed with it getting stuck in the tiny pores.

John
 
The Maloof blend used beeswax @ a few percent.
Carnuba is another wax.

A chemist could explain to use the difference between oil, grease and wax.
One either removes base material to make it smooth, or removes surface scratches from a surface layer,
Or they add a wax to fill in surface scratches.

If it is oiled wood I would start with wax, if it is poly I would or ably go 1200+ and then wax. If it is raw wood, I would be going 600+' then oil or lacquer, or both, and then sanding to 3000 and then using wax.
Mirka has a few videos on polishing. I have some FT surfix, but have not used it yet.
 
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