Polishing Cloths

    

A selection of premium polishing cloths for coarse and fine polishing of hard, soft and composite materials. Cloths are available with plain, magnetic or PSA backing for easy mounting on the polishing platen. Plain polishing cloths need to be clamped on the edge of the polishing platen with a clamping ring. To facilitate this these cloths are approximately 2" larger than the polishing platen so that the cloth folds over the edge of the platen for clamping. 8" plain polishing cloths are 10" diameter. Our polishing cloths can be used with diamond compound, diamond slurry / suspension, diamond spray, alumina suspension or colloidal silica.

Hard Cloths

• Low resilience, (e.g. Woven Nylon)
• Used for coarse and intermediate polishing

Soft Cloths

• High resilience
• Low nap (e.g. Rayon pile)
• Used for final polishing

Coarse Polishing (Hard Cloths)	Intermediate Polishing (General Purpose)	Final Polishing (Soft Cloths)
Nylon Cloth, Adhesive Back	Alpha-A Cloth, Plain & Adhesive Back	Synthetic Velvet Cloth, Adhesive Back	Final B, Adhesive Back
Met-X Cloth, Adhesive Back	Alpha-B Cloth, Adhesive Back	Rayon Velvet Cloth, Plain Back	PELCO® HS Red, Adhesive Back
Cotton (high grade) Cloth, Plain Back	Selvyt Cloth, Plain Back	MultiTex Cloth, Adhesive Back	NEW PELCO® Chempad, Adhesive & Magnetic Back
NEW PELCO® M525, Adhesive & Magnetic Back	PELCO® HS, Adhesive Back	PELCO® HB Blue, Adhesive Back	NEW PELCO® Chempad, Embossed Adhesive & Magnetic Back
NEW PELCO® M910, Adhesive & Magnetic Back	NEW PELCO® Poly CE, Adhesive & Magnetic Back
	NEW Red Felt Cloth, Adhesive Back

 

NOTE: Cloths can be used in more than one stage of the polishing process, and some are included in more than one category. The best cloth for a given polishing step will depend on the particular process. The table above gives general guidlines, but for any polishing process, some experimentation will be needed.

Coarse Polishing – Stiff Cloth for High Stock Removal

Woven and nonwoven cloth with very low nap

Nylon Polishing Cloth

Adhesive back for polishing most materials with diamond or alumina while maintaining flatness.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PNY08A-10.

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Met-X Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

816-37, 816-38

Adhesive back. Popular first polish cloth for diamond, high cutting rate with good edge retention.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PCNW08A-10.

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Cotton (high grade) Polishing Cloth

50x

816-92

Plain back. Natural, low nap first polish cotton cloth used on soft materials with diamond, alumina and oxides.

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NEW PELCO^® M525 Polishing Cloth

10x

816-114, 816-134

Non-woven polyester fiber polishing pad for general polishing. Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

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NEW PELCO^® M910 Polishing Cloth

10x

816-115, 816-135

Laminated viscose and polyester bound in resin polishing pad with perforations provides a substrate for easy stock removal on metallographic samples. Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

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Intermediate & General Purpose Polishing Cloths

cloths for intermediate to final polishing

Alpha-A Polishing Cloth

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Alpha-B Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

816-24

Low nap mylar backed variation of Alpha-A for final polishing of most materials, not used with alcohol thinners.

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Selvyt Polishing Cloth

50x10x

816-72

Plain back. Cotton medium nap used for first and final polishing of metals and ceramics with alumina.

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PELCO® HS Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

816-111, 816-131

Adhesive back. Satin weave acetate silk. Produces a good finish without edge rounding. Recommended for polishing of plastics.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PAS08-10.

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NEW PELCO^® CE Polishing Cloth

10x

816-116, 816-136

Cerium oxide-filled polyurethane polishing disc for high stock removal and excellent flatness across a range of materials. Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

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NEW Red Felt Polishing Cloth

10x

816-20

Napped wool polishing cloth for intermediate polishing of soft metals. Available with PSA backing.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PRE08A-10.

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Soft Cloths, Suitable for Intermediate to Final Polishing

Synthetic Velvet Cloth

50x   10x

816-4

For intermediate and final polishing. This is an adhesive-backed short nap cloth with thin fabric backing for high quality finishing with minimal relief or edge rounding.

Equivalent performance to former South Bay Technology PSV08A-10.

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Rayon Velvet Cloth

50x   10x

816-109

Plain back. Synthetic rayon velvet for polishing and final polishing soft materials such as gold, lead and tin with alumina.

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Multi-Tex Cloth

50x   10x

816-12

A superior fine polishing cloth with short nap for obtaining an optical quality finish. Compatible with diamond pastes and suspensions, alumina suspensions & colloidal silica.

Equivalent performance to former South Bay Technology PMT08A-10.

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Final B Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

816-13

Adhesive back. Short nap used for first and final polishing. Popular choice for semiconductor delayering with diamond slurries and suspensions.

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PELCO® HB Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

Adhesive back. Soft, short nap viscose fibers used for final polishing. Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PRA08A-10.

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PELCO® Short Nap Red Polishing Cloth

50x   10x

816-112, 816-113, 816-132, 816-133

Adhesive back. Extra soft, short nap used for first and final polishing. Popular choice for semiconductor delayering with diamond slurries and suspensions-- comparable performance to Final C. Available in regular PSA (816-112) or PSA with a stiff plastic sealing layer between the PSA and cloth (816-113). Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

Comparable performance to former South Bay Technology PRF08A-10.

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NEW PELCO® Chempad Polishing Cloth

Porous polyurethane foam for final polishing of semiconductor and optical material-- plain or embossed. Available with PSA or magnetic backing.

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Accessories for Polishing Cloths & Discs

NEW PELCO^® Magnetic Backing

Adhesive back. Magnetic disc for converting a non-magnetic platen or polishing pad to magnetic.

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3M™ Adhesive Remover

Powerful replacement for mineral spirits, solvents and other unfriendly cleaners. Ideally suited for removing used grinding/lapping/polishing discs with PSA backing from their support discs. New food-grade citrus-based 3M™ Adhesive Remover is also very effective in removing overspray of any aerosol adhesives, grease, oil, grime, tape residue, tar, wax, etc. A solvent-free formulation that provides wipe-away convenience with no filmy residue. No CFC's.

Active ingredient is listed as GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) for food contact applications under FDA21 CFR 182.20.

Flammable propellent (propane). Note: Not for sale in California.

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Note: This product is hazardous. An extra shipping charge is required by the Carriers when hazardous goods are transported.