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Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 8th, 2013, 8:36 pm
by Auto Glass Rescue
I can't remember if I saw this online or read about it, but has anyone ever used a cork in place of a lint free cloth when polishing the pit? If so, how does it work? Thoughts/comments?

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 9th, 2013, 2:41 am
by GlassStarz
Doesnt matter cork/cloth/finger or rubber eraser whatever works form you.

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 9th, 2013, 3:14 am
by bill lambeth
I am with Glass I use whatever even though I carry a cork!

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 9th, 2013, 6:22 am
by masterchip
I carry the cork as a back-up. But use a blue paper towel as I found it to be more effective.

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 9th, 2013, 7:33 am
by Auto Glass Rescue
Thank fellas! So would it be safe to say the end result will be the same if either a cloth or cork is used? If it doesn't matter, why carry a cork and cloth?

Thanks again for your time.

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 9th, 2013, 5:50 pm
by Brent Deines
We just started carrying corks because more and more technicians are requesting them. Personally I can't tell the difference but we used cork belts in our glass shop as part of the glass edge polishing process so I can't argue with cork being good for polishing. It could also be argued that a sliver of glass could go through a paper towel and cause an injury although if completed correctly there should be no sharp edges or slivers of glass at the impact point by the time you reach the polishing step and I can't say I've ever heard of anyone getting injured while polishing a pit. I think it's just personal preference.

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 13th, 2013, 3:58 am
by screenman
28 bottles of wine we have had to go through here this week and still none of them have a cork stopper, do you think we should change the brand?

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 13th, 2013, 9:22 am
by Brent Deines
One that doesn't come in a box maybe?

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 13th, 2013, 2:39 pm
by Glasseye
May I recommend a Chateuneuf-du-Pape. It has a beautiful cork and the wine is not bad either. :)

Re: Wine cork with pit polish??

Posted: November 14th, 2013, 12:14 am
by screenman
Brent, you may have a point there.

Glasseye, is it more than £3.99 a bottle?