CAPABILITIES: H & H Polishing Inc. ~ Charlotte, North Carolina

Polishing covers grinding, polishing and buffing - all processes for improving the surface conditions of a product for decorative or functional purposes. Mechanical polishing is a series of abrasive operations used to remove or smooth grinding lines, scratches, pits, mold marks, parting lines, tool marks, and surface defects that adversely affect the appearance or function of the part. Grinding first, polishing second, and buffing third. In general, grinding is far more aggressive than polishing.

Likewise, polishing is far more aggressive than buffing. Polishing is used to improve the surface finish from the grinding step, buffing improves the surface finish from the polishing step.

We can polish virtually any metal, brass, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, steel and other alloys, including small and large parts. This photo of a metal sculpture is an example of what we mean by "any" metal. We ask that items to be polished are completely disassembled and as free as possible of dirt, grease and oil. We polish only items that have not been plated, anodized, or powder coated. We can, however, polish the materials after any coatings have been stripped.

Our talented staff and large array of proprietary equipment and compounds, allow us to offer you a wide variety of finishes including -- but not limited to:

• Metal Grinding: basic stock removal using aggressive abrasive operations
• Metal Line Graining: directional scratch pattern using coated abrasives
• Metal Brush Finishing: emi-directional pattern using coated or woven abrasives
• Metal Buffing: accomplished by working the substrate with sisal or cotton buffing wheels
• Metal Color Buffing: final cleaning and brightening operation that uses soft cotton buffs
• Metal I.D. Finishing: mechanical polishing done with hand tools or bench top polishing
  

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