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UNTREATED 12-PLY SISAL/CLOTH BUFFS – TYPE “RS”

ZIPPO™ GOLDEN BOY MILL TREATED BIAS-CUT CLOTH BUFF TYPE “YT” - FormaxMfg.com

Intended for those buffing operations that require a more aggressive cutting and leveling action than can be obtained with bias cotton buffs.

Type “RS” open-face sisal/cloth buffs effectively remove or blend metal stretcher strains, ripples, score marks, light die and tool marks, and other surface imperfections from drawn, stamped, roll-formed ferrous metals as well as non-ferrous metals. Flexibility is retained, allowing this buff to be particularly adaptable to buffing concave, contoured, recessed and drawn profile forms.

Bias-Cut woven sisal fiber is sandwiched between layers of bias-cut cotton and sewed into a packet strip.

It has unique versatility for buffing both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including Automotive Parts, Toaster Bodies, Cutlery, Pots and Pans, Steel Stampings, Roll-Formed and Drawn Articles of Carbon and Stainless Steels, Extruded Moldings, Die Castings and more.

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12 PLY BIAS CONSTRUCTION, METAL CENTERS, 1/2″ CIRCLE SEWED

STYLE RS-312
PRODUCT NO. BUFF DIA. HUB
515-238 8″ 3″
515-239 10″ 3″
STYLE RS-512
PRODUCT NO. BUFF DIA. HUB
515-240 12″ 5″
515-241 14″ 5″
STYLE RS-712
PRODUCT NO. BUFF DIA. HUB
515-244 16″ 7″
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Sisal buffs effectively remove or blend stretcher strains, orange peel, polishing wheel grit lines, abrasive belt lines, light die marks and other surface imperfections from drawn, stamped and roll-formed metals. Surface imperfections left from machine tool marks or grinding wheel grit lines on forged parts can be removed with the use of hard treated sisal buffs.

Sisal buffs are extensively used for finishing steel stampings that require subsequent semi-bright or bright plating. The final finish is enhanced by first sisalizing the base steel to a bright luster. Moreover, the need for “color buffing” the copper or nickel plating may be entirely eliminated.

The finishing of roll-formed, stamped or drawn stainless steel and aluminum articles that are normally first “polished” and then “buffed” may yield to being “sisalized” and thus result in worthwhile savings of time, material and labor.

In other instances, multiple wheel automatic buffing machine operations can be improved simply by installing a buff head or two of sisal buffs in front of the cloth buffs. The objective here is to increase the rate of cut; improve the finish; reduce the timecycle and the number of cloth buffing wheel heads normally required to do the job.

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UNTREATED 8-PLY BIAS SISAL BUFFS – TYPE “FF”

UNTREATED 8-PLY BIAS SISAL BUFFS – TYPE “FF”

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ZIPPO™ BIAS CUT

Untreated 14 Ply Type DC

Mill Treated 14 Ply Type DC-YT

Mill Treated Type YT

Untreated Type Z

FULL DISC

Cotton Super Thick 40 Ply

Loose 20 Ply

Micro Finishing 80 PLY

Spiral Sewed 20 Ply

SISAL

Dip Treated 12 Ply Sisal/Cloth RST

Dip Treated 8 Ply Bias Sisal FFT 

Full Disc Sisal/Cloth CCS

Untreated 12 Ply Sisal/Cloth RS 

Untreated 8 Ply Bias Sisal FF 

SPECIALTY

BRIGHT-TEX™ Abrasive Wheel Metal Hub

Shank Mount 100% Felt Bobs

Shank Mount Cotton 40 Ply

Shank Mount Cotton 50 Ply

Zippo Bias-Cut Flannel/Metal Center

Greaseless Buffing and Polishing Compound - FormaxMfg.com

GREASELESS

Satin-Glo™ Polishing Compound

Greaseless Buffing and Polishing Compound - FormaxMfg.com

VEGETABLE BARS
ANIMAL-FAT-FREE

 Vegetable Grade Compound

BARS

Aluminum Buffing

Chrome Rouge

Emery Cake

Jewelers Rouge

Non-Ferrous Coloring

Plastic Buffing

Sisal / Cloth

Stainless Steel

Tampico Brush

Tripoli

BAR COMPOUNDS
Individually boxed & labeled

4-Piece Midget Bar Set

Green Micro Fine Honing

Junior Bars 1 lb.

Midget Bars 4oz.

Grease Sticks Buffing and Polishing Compound - FormaxMfg.com

GREASE STICKS

Aluminum Extrusion Lube

Coated Abrasive Belt Lubricants

Saw Blade Wax

Slip Stick Wax

Tallow Based

GLUES

FLEX-A-GLU Wheel Cement

GLU-TITE Greaseless Sizing

POLY-GLU

ABRASIVES

Aluminum Oxide Grain

Liquid Sandpaper

MIDGET BAR SET

4-Bar Combination Set

METAL & PLASTIC

K-402 Buffing Kit

WHITING POWDER

"Clean Bright"

ERASER

"Unloader" Abrasive Cleaning

APRONS

Belly-Pad Buffing Apron

WHEEL RAKE

Buffing Wheel Rake

FLANGES

Steel Side Plate End Flanges

PRODUCT INSIGHTS

A Word About Buffing Zippo™ Bias Cut Buffing Wheels The Sisal Buffing Wheel Story Satin-Glo® Greasless Polishing Compound

GUIDES

How to Buff Safely Getting Started

NEWS

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How can we help YOU today? 

Whether you need a quote, more product information or to locate a distributor, we’re here to answer your questions.

Please contact us!

Call (800) 242-2833

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Fax (616) 456-7507

Email Us

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We are located at:
168 Wealthy Street SW,
Grand Rapids MI 49503