Showing posts with label vapor polishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vapor polishing. Show all posts

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Optical finish for acrylic -- vapor polishing and other techniques

I needed to polish two acrylic lenses that were made on a CNC lathe to the best possible finish (hopefully, optical quality). I made some test coupons and tried three different polishing techniques on three different surfaces to see which combination of techniques would yield the best results. The winner was clearly 2000 grit sandpaper followed by Novus No.2 polish.
Vapor polishing
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bduno3eafcc