Re: Working with Plexiglas

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Original poster: "Mike Harrison by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>

On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:22:03 -0600, you wrote:

>Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<davep-at-quik-dot-com>
>
>Tesla list wrote:
>> 
>> Original poster: "Steve Cook by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>
>> 
>> another way of getting a good finish is to start off with the finest wet n
>> dry ppaer you can (stuck to a piece of flat wood if possible) then a final
>> polish using Jeweller's rouge (cerium oxide)
>
>	....which reminds me....  There is a technique/technology
>	developed to polish scratches out of a/c windshields.  Ultra fine
>	abrasive sheets, equivalent to 15,000 mesh or so.  The
>	brand name micro-mesh comes to mind.  Maybe.  I've never bought
>	it by a/c suppliers, shops at small airports, etc.
>
>	best
>	dwp
Ultra-fine abrasive sheets are also used for polishing fibre-optic
terminations - these may be useful for final polishing