Polishing Beads Ceramic!

fabcoat · Post by **fabcoat** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:22 pm

Looking to get set up with those polishing beads! Does anyone use the beads in a large vat and just roate them around in the beads? Is this possible? Any suggestions or input is appreciated. Ceramic jobs have been adding up in the past week I have 5 sitting in the shop and 6-12 more need to find a more appropriate way and time efficient solution to polish up the Chromex or w/e its called!

tedsfab · Post by **tedsfab** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:53 pm

rotating might work ... worth a try , if you didnt find a place to get the ceramic beads , look up vibrafinish .... thats where i get my stuff

andyn · Post by **andyn** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:53 am

The beads are expensive and so is the 'Vibratory Polisher' that the beads go in

T1CC · Post by **T1CC** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:17 am

andyn wrote:The beads are expensive and so is the 'Vibratory Polisher' that the beads go in

Shop around for pricing on microbright. The local supplier sells them for less than $1/lb, whereas online theyve always been over double that.

Id suggest going to a vibe finish place that provides the service & sells the equipment, they'll know what you need to get set up.

tedsfab · Post by **tedsfab** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:29 am

vibrafinish has machines and everything ... i think last year when i purchased 800lbs of beads it came out to around 2300.00 this included a 250lb of the compound you also need ............... vibrafinish sells product to the big companys like edelbrock and jet hot , so you know the stuff is good ....

T1CC · Post by **T1CC** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:48 am

tedsfab wrote:vibrafinish has machines and everything ... i think last year when i purchased 800lbs of beads it came out to around 2300.00 this included a 250lb of the compound you also need ............... vibrafinish sells product to the big companys like edelbrock and jet hot , so you know the stuff is good ....

yep, just looked at the paperwork I got, its Vibra Finish. Knowledgable & great pricing.

Earnest123 · Post by **Earnest123** » Sat May 23, 2020 9:06 am

The Polishing Beads Ceramic Media also called microbrite. The main composition is alumina. This types of beads has no abbrasive inside. So it is excellent in polishing and burnishing. It suitable to polishing aluminum wheel and other metal parts within 30-60 minutes.
You can check the website of inovatec machinery https://www.shinysmooth.com/