Thread: Cerium Oxide

I've used Cerum Oxcide to take minor scratched out of glass by buffing and water to keep cool. Its called old school and can be very messy. Sure you could buff etched glass

Have you tried safe restore?
Paul
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I've tried safe restore with dwell times of 2, 5 and 10 minutes and didn't get any results. The water has etched the glass so it will take some sort of buffing compound if anything is going to work.

How long do you buff with the cerium oxide for?

Just buff it with the oxcide and a spray bottle to keep the wet and cool. If its a lot it will take some time. Are have you tried 550. I don't use that I walk. If you don't cover it with some protection it will come right back.
Paul
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Yeah, we've got HORRIBLE water here in the hill country and I'm using my parents to test a method of getting of the etched stains and then throwing some Glass Guardian on there to prevent future etching. I just have to figure out the process of buffing out the etches first.

Cerium oxide is a main component in most slurry's used in scratch removal systems. For severe etching a scratch removal system is a good choice. Slayer powder is for removal of standard hard water staining. Not scratch removal.

The difference in verbage here. Paul is thinking it is a mineral build up that can be removed with chemicals. ie CC 550 or SafeRestore. Where as Tony is going with the "etched" damaged glass surface. I'm going with the Tony on this. Etched glass will only be restored by buffing it. If you are going to go with this approach there is the SRP scratch removal system. It is a closed system that won't splatter everywhere. Then you have open wheel systems that are messy. I have done the SRP system and they work excellent. When you are using the "open" exposed polishing wheel, what I did was to roll up some surgical-towels.html">huck towels and tape them to the glass surrounding the damaged area. That way the slurry would spin hit the towels and not all over the place.

So back to the original question, is slayer powder used for buffing or for mineral deposit removal? If it's used for buffing I'd rather buy it from WCR than buy cerium oxide from another company.

I disagree there?? Cerium Oxcide. With a felt disk from home depot. Mix Oxcide with water make a paste. Get a elec. drill and water spary bottle. Soak your felt drill pad in the oxcide for a day. Then go to your etched glass and wet and buff it DO NOT put alot of PRESSER on it or let it get to warm. I will warn you that it will be messy. But Cerium Oxcide cleans you real easy. I've done it alots of times on etched glass and small hair scratched glass. I had to do or spent 2 grand on a scratch remove.

Paul
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