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I am relatively new to turning acrylic and ebonite. The few that I have done, I have wet sanded with micro meshed through the grits to 12000. I have, in general got a good finish, and on those that I haven't, it is my error rather than the process.

I am looking at alternative options, to speed the task up a bit, and have seen mentions of using a plastic polish. Some people seem to use it after 12000 grit, but some manufacturers claim that you can sand to 600 and apply the polish to receive a flawless finish. Does anybody find this to be the case, or is it a pipe dream?

There seem to be several out there, both marketed at pen turners, and more generalised.

Any particular recommendations for the brands? I would have bought the Hut and though no more about it, but Turners Workshop are out of stock and have been for some time.

[QUOTE="Bigblackdog, post: 226575, member: 783"] I am relatively new to turning acrylic and ebonite. The few that I have done, I have wet sanded with micro meshed through the grits to 12000. I have, in general got a good finish, and on those that I haven't, it is my error rather than the process. I am looking at alternative options, to speed the task up a bit, and have seen mentions of using a plastic polish. Some people seem to use it after 12000 grit, but some manufacturers claim that you can sand to 600 and apply the polish to receive a flawless finish. Does anybody find this to be the case, or is it a pipe dream? There seem to be several out there, both marketed at pen turners, and more generalised. Any particular recommendations for the brands? I would have bought the Hut and though no more about it, but Turners Workshop are out of stock and have been for some time. [/QUOTE]

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