{"product_id":"polishing-syringes-for-cutkit®-diamond-compound-for-quickstart","title":"Diamond Polishing Syringes for CutKit®, Diamond Grit Compound","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are prepolish and polishing compounds!  We have a few options and will probably add more since which polish is best depends a lot on laps, materials and techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compound syringes are the most economical option--they can be applied directly to a lap without any extender, or used with oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGem Polish Cheat Sheet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3k Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003eis ideal for quick prepolish of rubies and sapphires, especially nice for big stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8k Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003eis perfect for general prepolish.  This is what we recommend starting with (and include in the CutKit)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13k Polycrystalline Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003egives a commercial polish (you can still catch light on the scratches but it's a good finish) and ideal for prepolishing moissanites which sometimes want to orange peel at 8k.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14k Monocrystalline Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003eis very similar to 13k.  This is a common international standard polish for commercial cutting, very fast and easy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30k Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003e(ie 0.5 micron, sometimes called 50k depending who you ask) is a more aggressive final polish, moving facets a bit more while still leaving a great finish, this is my own preference for most stones, and is what we include in the CutKit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60k Diamond \u003c\/strong\u003eand higher is used for final polish for stones with the highest quality, finest finish, particularly in competition stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOxide polishes\u003c\/strong\u003e are a bit different - they have some chemical interactions with the surface layer of some gem materials, and can do things other polishes can't.  They are used with a small amount of water.  They are often used with corian or other plastic laps--one trick is to use a CD with a surface fogged by acetone.  I have not tried this myself but they say it works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChrome oxide \u003c\/strong\u003eis used for some softer gems, and is particularly favored for beryl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCerium oxide \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a magic bullet for most silicates, such as quartz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZirconium oxide \u003c\/strong\u003eis considered especially great for quartz polishing, even better than cerium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turtle's Hoard","offers":[{"title":"3K Diamond Polish Syringe","offer_id":52448372982048,"sku":"CK_SYR_3K","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8K Diamond Polish Syringe","offer_id":52448373014816,"sku":"CK_SYR_8K","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30K Diamond Polish Syringe","offer_id":52448373047584,"sku":"CK_SYR_30K","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/6794\/0384\/files\/30k_Diamond_Compound.jpg?v=1774763848","url":"https:\/\/store.gemsofscience.com\/products\/polishing-syringes-for-cutkit%c2%ae-diamond-compound-for-quickstart","provider":"Gems Of Science","version":"1.0","type":"link"}