Restore Small Items to their Original Look

The best kept secret for restoring rusted and tarnished parts, known by professional auto restoration enthusiasts for years – is using a vibratory tumbler. It’s how OEM’s produce a hi-luster finish on small parts. In fact, Vibratory Tumblers are used by the jewelry industry for polishing precious metals & gems, plus, Vibratory Tumblers are six times faster than rotary-style tumblers!

So don’t damage hard-to-find small components with an abrasive blaster, wire wheel, or wire brush! Eastwood takes the worry out of cleaning up small parts with custom-tailored Vibratory Tumbler packages. See complete line of tumblers here.

So, how do you choose the correct tumbler and media?
First, determine the number and size of the parts you want to restore. For parts up to 3” long, choose a small tumbler; choose a Medium Bowl for up to 4” long parts; or choose a Large Bowl for up to 6” long parts. Next determine the media to use. The Media, plus time, will determine the level of brightness you achieve.

Here are some basic guidelines for successful parts finishing.
Finishing is as easy as 1-2-3…. just follow a few easy rules:
1. The parts ratio to media mix should be approximately 70% media to 30% parts.
2. Use the right amount of water when using Wet Process Media. Too much water hampers vibratory action. The Media should be wet, with no standing water in the bowl.
3. Periodically check the progress. Stop when the desired finish has been achieved.
Tip: Add a teaspoon of Metal Wash™ to wet tumbling media for improved cleaning action.

The material you have determines the finishing media you need.
Vibratory Tumblers are for small parts made of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, steel, or plastics. Eastwood has chosen these medias for very fine surface conditioning.

Eastwood’s Plastic Medias are used in precision metal industries. The fine surface finishes achieved in tumbling, are ideal for pre-plate, pre-anodize, or decorative polishing. Eastwood’s Plastic Medias provide excellent surface contact for thorough surface refinement with little user involvement. Use over and over again until totally depleted. For medium cutting action, choose the Brown Pyramid Media or Green Pyramid Media for light cutting action.

Finally, to achieve a hi-luster, use Dri-Shine® Corncob-based media impregnated with a proprietary polishing compound to achieve your final finish results.

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