Tripoli Brown Buffing Compound for buffing / polishing Brass, Aluminum, Copper

Description

DESCRIPTION
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Tripoli is a specially formulated cutting compound designed to remove scratches in
aluminum, brass, copper, zinc and other soft nonferrous metals le
aving a semi-bright finish. It is generally used with a Spiral Sewn or Firm Airway Buff as the first step in a two step buffing process. Scratches and imperfections that are not removed with this compound will need to be sanded out and finished to at least a 320 grit surface and rebuffed. If your buffer is not strong, you will need to sand to a finer grit. Tripoli is an excellent compound for softer metals because on a microscopic level, it grabs the metal and moves it around thus giving the metal a "skin". It basically mars the grain boundaries, causing the grains to overlap one another creating the "skin". The skin creates a better shine and keeps the surface from oxidizing too fast. The skin also provides a better surface to plate. Therefore, if you use a Gray or Black
Emery on a
luminum, brass, copper and zinc it is too harsh and you can not achieve as bright of a shine as the Tripoli will yield. The Emery cutting compound is designed to
polish
hard metals like stainless steel and will microscopically tear an aluminum/brass surface which interferes with a bright crisp shine.
At Tar Heel Parts, Inc we offer several types of Tripoli. This one works very well for for buffing the normal alloys of Aluminum, Brass and Zinc used on antique cars and motorcycles. If you are a Harley Davidson purist, instead of Tripoli, we do offer the exact "Yellow" compound that was formulated
for polishing cast aluminum Harley Davidson Motorcycle parts
back in the day.
We have 48 years of buffing and polishing experience and use the product we sell in our polishing shop. With our hands on experience we can steer you in the right direction. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Bar size  -  Standard industrial size approximately 2.2 lbs, 8.75" long x  2.5" wide x 2.25" tall. Tripoli is a less dense thus it weighs less than other compounds like Emery or White Rouge.
Safety First - Always wear adequate & proper EYE, EAR, FACE, BODY and RESPIRATORY PROTECTION while polishing and buffing.
Tar Heel Parts is a Buffing & Polishing Company with over 48 years of polishing experience. We represent quality products that we stand behind because we actually use them in our own polishing shop. We previously owned and operated a plating shop catering to Concourse restorations. With this knowledge and experience we can help you select the proper products and will be happy to assist you with our expertise in making your selections.
Please send us a message if you have any questions about our products.
Selling buffing supplies since 1985
Orders are shipped promptly the next business day after receipt of payment.
We do combine orders to save on shipping, please contact us before placing the order.
Made in the USA