{"id":16013,"date":"2018-05-11T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/?p=16013"},"modified":"2018-05-21T10:21:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T09:21:04","slug":"polishing-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polishingjewellery.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/11\/polishing-copper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Polish Copper | Guide to Polishing Copper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moleroda employee Samantha discusses <strong>how to polish copper<\/strong>. Tips, techniques, and the equipment you&#8217;ll need to make polishing copper easy, and give it a stunning finish. You&#8217;ll find everything you need to know about how to polish copper below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Finished-Light-e1526048718990.jpg\" alt=\"Polishing Copper\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"728\" width=\"1215\" title=\"Finished Light\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To provide an example of how to polish copper, we took an old copper fireplace hood and polished it up to create a stunning polished copper light fitting. You can apply this method to any form of copper.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tWhat to do with a old grubby copper fireplace chimney hood?<br \/>\n\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/hood-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hood\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" title=\"hood\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/IMG_7140.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7140\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2448\" width=\"3264\" title=\"IMG_7140\"  \/><\/p>\n<h3>Turn it into a fancy light fitting of course!<\/h3>\n<p>How to polish copper you ask? Well, Lizzie and Rob have been hard at work constructing and finishing this amazing bedroom lighting arrangement to demonstrate.<\/p>\n<p>It started life very grubby from years of being over a fire with a pitted and uneven surface. Cue Rob and some elbow grease.<\/p>\n<p>To provide an example of how to polish copper, we took and old copper fireplace hood and polished it up to create a stunning polished copper light fitting. You can apply this method to any form of copper.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>General points to take into consideration before you start to polish. <\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine where you start, this will depend on the state of the surface.<\/li>\n<li>What speed will your mops run at?<\/li>\n<li>What is the quality of your material?<\/li>\n<li>Removal of all previous process marks.<\/li>\n<li>Try not to overload your compound. It will leave it greasy.<\/li>\n<li>Correct PPE! Make sure you have masks and eye protection! If polishing at home without extraction try going outside. Look how cool Rob looks in the video! \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>Consider degreasing solutions. Vienna lime or solvent removers work well.<\/li>\n<li>Do not wash your mops, you can buy mop dressers that will bring your mops back to life.<\/li>\n<li>Do not cross contaminate compounds. Keep one mop per compound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tHow to Polish Copper | Method<br \/>\n\t<\/h3>\n<p>Copper is generally softer than other metals, if your surface is in a bad way like Lizzie and Robs copper hood you will need to start with an abrasive, dependent the on condition, anything between 180g &amp; 400g is a good starting point.<\/p>\n<p>Rob used an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/flex-lp-1503-vr-surface-finishing\/\">angle grinder<\/a> for the whole process and\u00a0started with a 100mm <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/abrasive-unitized-wheels\/\">Red Unitized Wheel<\/a> to remove surface dirt and smooth out the hammered finish. Unitized wheels are great for smoothing surfaces, they cut\u00a0and blend metal but leave\u00a0a brighter surface finish than other abrasives or cutters.<\/p>\n<p>This was then followed by a <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/4-lap-disc-mop-abrasive-nylon-wheels\/\">4\u201d Superior Brown Lap Disc Mop<\/a> to prepare the surface and remove residual dirt.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/IMG_6720-e1524583463104.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6720\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"3264\" width=\"2448\" title=\"IMG_6720\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/IMG_7145.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7145\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" title=\"IMG_7145\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you have prepared your surface, start your polishing with mops and compound. Rule of thumb with compounds, <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/1st-stage-coarse-cutting-compounds\/\">dark ones are abrasive<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/3rd-stage-mirror-finishing-compounds\/\">pale ones are for finishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Start with a <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/dry-sisal-polishing-mops\/\">dry sisal<\/a> if you have scratches to remove. Spin the mop against the cutting compound to load. See Rob&#8217;s handy way to fix the compound to the worktop!<\/p>\n<p>Work over the metal ensuring you keep moving not staying in any one place for too long.<\/p>\n<p>Move on to the <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/white-stitched-polishing-mops\/\">white stitched mop<\/a>. At this point, you can either use a cutting compound or polishing compound.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, use the <a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/soft-loosefold-polishing-mop-swandsdown\/\">WDR mop<\/a> with either the finishing compound to bring the finish up to a high shine.<\/p>\n<p>To clean up dip a soft<a href=\"http:\/\/moleroda.com\/new\/product\/vienna-lime\/\"> lint-free cloth in the Vienna lime<\/a> and wipe over the metal. It will remove the polishing haze and bring the finish up to a high shine.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/polishingjewellery.moleroda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/IMG_7140.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7140\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2448\" width=\"3264\" title=\"IMG_7140\"  \/><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFyaLKWKFdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tProducts for Polishing Copper<br \/>\n\t<\/h3>\n<p>Moleroda manufactures and supplies equipment for polishing and finishing all types of materials. 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