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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#1009190
I've been doing the phone around thing but can't find an answer 🙅 so Im hoping someone here can help..

I've inherited an old buffing machine and included with it are two bars which I think are buffing medium, as they have been used they are not full bars but impressed into the bars is " ORIO", wether that is the complete brand (if it is a brand ) I'm not sure, one of the bars is green and one is red, I'm assuming that this denotes the grade ( fine / course ?) also they are of a fairly hard substance so I'm assuming that the friction of the buffing pads will sort of melt them onto the pad. They are about 40mm square roughly. Anyone here have a clue as to what they realy are? 🤪
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vduboy Insano Dub Head

702 posts · joined Oct 2012 ·

#1009192
You've rung a few bells in my head, as a apprentice I had to polish a lot of harley parts.. but I can't remember what each colour was for.. I know there was also a white and a grey which was softer again I think.
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cesiumfrog Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#1009195
think we used to call it buffing rouge...different colours/grades for metal polishing.
my old boss used to hold it against cloth wheels on a bench grinder while spinning then polish metal parts with it.

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#1009205
Thanks fellas, much as I thought but I hadn't picked up on the two ( or more ) buffing pads, spose it stands to reason though. Also good to know about the other grades, the full name helps also as I caan now track down the other grades.
Thanks
Don
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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#1009207
helbus wrote:Orion is the brand.
The dark grey is coarse Fastcut,used with sisal mop, which has rope within it.
The red one is medium Tripoli, used with a stitched cloth mop.
The green one is Rouge, which is used with a loose leaf calico mop

josco.com.au has a good website
Just visited this site. Oh dear, I think I could spend a few bob in their shop😂
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