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Polishing Troubleshoot
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<blockquote data-quote="SneakyCuttlefish" data-source="post: 239391" data-attributes="member: 3340"><p>Thanks for the reply's. I am using a 3000 diamond lap. Perhaps the grit is not as accurately graded as a 3000 diastick. I have considered the possibility that the lap itself is much coarser than it should be. Possibly more like a 1600. This would explain why it takes ages to remove some of the scratches. Has anyone encountered this before?</p><p></p><p>Most of my cutting material are topaz, smokeys and citrine. I want to nail down an effective polishing method before I attempt more valuable stones. </p><p></p><p>Would CeO be more effective on a topaz than diamond?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SneakyCuttlefish, post: 239391, member: 3340"] Thanks for the reply's. I am using a 3000 diamond lap. Perhaps the grit is not as accurately graded as a 3000 diastick. I have considered the possibility that the lap itself is much coarser than it should be. Possibly more like a 1600. This would explain why it takes ages to remove some of the scratches. Has anyone encountered this before? Most of my cutting material are topaz, smokeys and citrine. I want to nail down an effective polishing method before I attempt more valuable stones. Would CeO be more effective on a topaz than diamond? [/QUOTE]
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