Finish work

[PortMerc]

Is there anything better out there for polishing the final blemish. Any trade secrets that someone might want to share? I'm using the pit polish and it works great but I usually end up using five to six drops and polishing till my fingers hurt. And small wizzy wheel that will do the work to save my fingers?

[screenman]

There are a lot of posts on here about this subject, first you are using way way too much. You want the tiniest amount about the size of a pinhead is plenty, on the end of your finger and polish quickly. It is only as the polish dries that it really works. Try it most other guys have and love the method, apart from those who sell pit polish of course.

[PortMerc]

Great thanks.

BTW, I wasn't using 5-6 drops at once. I would rub until I couldn't see anymore pit polish then add another drop etc.. Thank you.

[Brent Deines]

We have some customers who use a felt wheel in their drill, so we do sell the wheels, but I don't recommend them as if too much pressure is used you can leave a divot in the pit resin. I still think polishing by hand works best. I haven't seen a lot of difference between using fingers, cork, or cloth, but some technicians swear by one method or another, so it's worth doing some experimenting on your own. You aren't going to do any harm with any of these methods.

[Ridge Runner]

It is necessary that the pit filler be completely flat & smooth before polishing ( no lines or divots ). To achieve smooth
surface you must use a new razor blade on each repair. Also I use a ball tip burr ( drill bit ) to rough up any shiney
areas in the impact area to increase adhesion of the pit filler & prevent the blade from pulling pit filler from edges.
I then apply polish using Screenman's method. Hope this helps!

[Roo]

I have been experimenting using a wine cork and really like the results over any other method I have tried thus far. Also, thanks for the tip of the "less is more" screenman. I was using way too much polish.

[revive]

"wine cork"
-red or Moet?
deja vue Graham???

..Sorry guys another forum!

[GlassStarz]

I used to use the felt wheel but a couple months ago decided to try Screens finger technique works great without the mess the wheel leaves

[David T]

Wine cork? Considering the texture of cork, it seems like it would work well. 1-2 drops of polish and rub with the cork? Is that how it is being used? Can anyone describe how they are doing this and if it gets better results than using a finger tip? Any feedback would be appreciated.

David T

[Roo]

You don't even need a full drop just put tip of bottle against glass and as long as you can see some polish came out it's good. Just a pin head worth. Take a cork, I always use the end that was not in the bottle and just rub until all polish is gone. I vary the strokes a few back and forth and then some circular patterns(i don't think it matters really). I have also found out excessive pressure is not necessary but won't hurt anything. I really don't think you can do this wrong, if you don't like the results just repeat until you have the desired result.