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[honeybern]

marblerob, on 08 September 2011 - 06:20 AM, said:

One more time, what is the source for the polishing pads. I see 3M on the web, but they have a selection of pads..which do I choose?

Idk I bought eight: 70, 120, 220, 400, 600, 800, 1,800 & 3,500 idk if there are more but those were an assorted pre-pack from somewhere - I think through Amazon.

[honeybern]

JVVmarbles, on 04 September 2011 - 06:37 AM, said:

I just use the finest grit pad for about 2 hours and the surface becomes really shiny! but as I said earlier, follow the earlier steps precisely, when you use a step for too short a time, you won't get all the scratches out.

Oh man I missed this - well that's sounds exactly right - 2 hours! Yikes! After 2 hours you should need a welder's visor just to look at it without going blind and have forearms like PopEye!

[Cedarman7]

I thought that if you polished them, that it ruined or diminished it's value... what's the scoop? I really want to know... thanks gang!

[lstmmrbls]

It is hard to diminish a marbles value if it really has none to start with, And most marbles with a badly damaged surface have no real value. One should never polish a marble that has any real value before polishing IMO. It can drastically reduce the value.

[Cedarman7]

Good point. So, if I have some marbles that could be worth a little that are only in "played with" condition, then it would be a good choice to polish it and get some value for it at least. Of course I would stipulate that very clearly when selling it. Is there much of a market for polished marbles?

[lstmmrbls]

personally I would never sell a polished marble

[m!b$]

You can get a good deal on pads here:

http://www.ebay.com/...=item19c9a48add

[raynsandy]

I use a 6 stage cabachon set up, no loose powders and no changing cups or pads etc.., from 25 grit diamond down to 15,000 depending on how far I desire to take it. Usually down to 3K makes a very nice finish. usually takes about an hour to do a marble on this machine.