Laps Treatment and Care - International Gem Society
Never "clean" your laps with scrubbing cleaners, like "Comet" . These cleaners have abrasives (grit) in them to help clean. They will damage the plating on a lap quickly. A few other things: It is common for a new lap to start out course, and "break in" over time.
CLEANING LAPS - Aussie Lapidary Forum
2010年11月10日 · This will usually clean out the rubbish which can actually ball up against the scoring and cause scratches. I use the steel back of an old worn out 3000lap. I scored it by using
Cleaning Gearloose Polishing Laps after use - Gemology Online
2016年4月28日 · I clean all my laps after use and cleaning does prevent the introduction of contamination variables. I clean polishing laps with running warm tap water and a drop of dishwashing detergent, rubbing it with my hand.
GemWorld-CERAMIC LAP Preparation
Scrub the ceramic lap with dry lava soap. Wash the lap with a stiff nylon brush, rinsing and removing all of the lava soap and any debris. Let air dry. Apply 50,000 grit diamond (or 100,000 grit) to the lap. This is done by spraying diamond spray in several quick short bursts evenly across the top of the lap.
GemologyOnline.com • View topic - How to properly clean laps
2013年4月6日 · BUT, if you're fairly certain that you have some kind of contaminant like a large diamond grit or a hunk of corundum, use a natural rubber eraser. 1) Before starting polishing or prepolishing I spray some WD40 and I clean the lap with a piece of toilet paper, going from the center towards the rim.
Lap Cleaning after cutting? + Issues arising (again)
2017年4月25日 · Do people have a regimen they use for cleaning laps after they are done with them using WD-40 or the like? There is of course the possibility that my current routine (batt w/ 600 water diastik, sintered 1200, batt 3000, Matrix 60k) is causing the issues because I'm not going deep enough with each lap.
Fixing contaminated laps? - Gem Related Discussion - IGS Forums
2020年11月3日 · Get a package of the fine steel wool. With water dripping and wheel speed on low rub the steel wool across the circumference for 15-30 seconds. Remove it and wash it thoroughly with soap and water. At first I tried scrubbing it in …
Working with Ceramic Lap - International Gem Society
Spray the alcohol and graphite onto your ceramic lap and rub it in evenly with a lint free wipe. Then take your diamond spray (I use the thin Crystallite diamond in the spray bottle, it does not seem to have much oil in it, if any) and very lightly squirt some evenly on the lap, it …
Properly Charging Ceramic Laps - International Gem Society
Answer: Ceramic laps are a good choice for polishing very hard gemstones like corundum and diamond. They work very well, but getting the diamond polish on them in the proper manner and proportion is extremely important. Properly charging ceramic laps will prevent scratching.
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