Technical Polishing mops (wheels)

I am looking at getting some new polishing mops. I have seen that there is a different style called airway that I have not used. They apparently keep the part cooler. How do the compare to the traditional mops for polishing aluminum? Are they just a sales pitch or the new way to go?
Thanks Steve

 

....I'm assuming you are referring to what we call buffing pads?

 

I was quite curious about polishing mops, I though like a buffing pad. But then what I would call a polishing wheel that goes on the end of a bench grinder for metal polishing? Never heard it called a mop. New to me.

 

I had to look up that word

 

Those darn Aussie's. I guess we need a translator sometimes!

 

An example to eliminate the translation confusion.

 

Following up on what 05snopro440 showed https://www.renegadeproductsusa.com...eels?nosto=frontpage-nosto-5-fallback-nosto-1 is the link. They talk a good race.

 

I'd have to think that you would be polishing large sections of aluminum such as a complete hand formed body, or an airplane or air stream with those.

 

Sorry I forgot to turn auto translate on. I am talking about the polishing wheels like Renegade sells. These will be mounted on what I would call a buffing machine, essentially a large bench grinder of about 3hp. The original wheels are made of calico or sisal depending on what you are trying to achieve. The airway claims to be better, but are they. I will be polishing aluminium or aluminum brackets and such, depending on who I am talking to and steel prior to doing some electroless nickle plating.

 

While I'm far an expert; I do the finish polishing on stainless and aluminum with air wheels ever since my buddy gave me one to try.

 

So if I read this right you were happy enough not to go back.

 

Too much heat and you can actually burn the aluminum, which leaves dark spots, I have used a bunch of those when I polished metal for a living.

 

Maybe one of these days I’ll do a quick polishing tutorial

 

I'd say both types have their place depending on the job at hand.

I have several air buffs I switch between on my 8" grinder at home where I usually do smaller aluminum stuff & stainless hardware.

I put both an air and spiral sewn wheel on the big scrap pile built buffer. More aggressive wheel and compound to start and the other to finish.

I used another friend's buffer with only spiral sewn wheels on the caps & rings for my '35 and it worked well. Of course this was just a "tune-up" as they were originally polished when Henry made them.

Long time back we tried gluing abrasive to sisal wheels for roughing stuff; but decided flap wheels or cartridge rolls on die grinder worked better for us. A DA is pretty handy too depending on the shape.

 

Maybe to clarify, so those that know, a pic or link to what you are looking at.
@Reidy

 

It is the same as the Renegade one pictured earlier in this thread.