What is Polishing and Its Types and Tools
                     What is Polishing, 
Its Types and Tools
Polishing is a process to get a 
reflective surface. Typically, the 
polish is generated by employing a 
fine-micron or sub-micron abrasive 
particle together with a liquid. 
Polishing is a "wet" process, and it 
often utilizes a pad to contain the 
abrasive. During the polishing 
process, very little material is 
removed, which is usually measured 
in microns. The surface finish of the 
workpiece must be of top quality 
before the polishing process 
happens.
WHAT IS METAL 
POLISHING?
The polishing of surfaces is a finishing operation, 
which consists of realizing a series of stages or work 
steps that combine abrasive actions and polishing 
actions to discover a bright, uniform, smooth surface 
freed from defects visible.
TYPES OF POLISHING
Following are the types of polishing:
• Soft or hard pads employing a conventional or particular 
purpose abrasive slurry.
• Soft or hard pads utilizing a diamond abrasive slurry which 
can be water-base or oil-base.
• Hard pads using a diamond compound and lubricant.
• Diamond slurry polishing employing a composite plate.
• Diamond slurry polishing employing a metal plate.
• Fixed-abrasive films (captured abrasive) and lube.
STEPS OF POLISHING 
PROCESS
Generally, all polishing tools combine the utilization of micro-
abrasives, abrasive compounds, or pastes for roughing, 
polishing, and protecting, wool berets and sponges to 
perform the work. In general, polishing work consists 
of subsequent steps:
• Roughing
• Polishing
• Brightening
• Protection
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