Pikal® Professional Polishing Compounds
The Pikal® professional metal polishing and cleaning compounds are well known for their
excellent results in many applications with a positive track record of nearly 100
years. The original
formulation with aluminum oxide as abrasive material still serves well today. Pikal metal polishing compounds
is widely used for polishing:
- in manufacturing for polishing machined parts, surface finishing and precision polishing
- cleaning of instrumentation such as electron microscopes, vacuum equipment analytical instruments - used by many service engineers
- precision mechanics like cleaning and polishing of air-lock systems, positioning systems, shutters in vacuum systems
- polishing and cleaning of substrates for thin film deposition and thin film research (glass, metals, silicon)
- medical equipment to give it an easy to clean smooth surface finish
There are four Pikal® products, all based on the same abrasive polishing
compound. Each product has it's own
special application, sometimes overlapping.
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Pikal® Paste is a thick paste with a high contents of solids (abrasives) and is supplied in a tin. Yields good results in
instrumentation cleaning and surface finishing in manufacturing. Can be used to remove
"hard" stains on metal, glass and enamels.
Also used for precision polishing of parts with a narrow tolerance. Can be used on
buffing wheels. Widely used to clean vacuum systems,
deposition sources and stainless steel chambers. Can be applied to wipes or cotton
swabs for polishing. Test first when used on softer
materials such copper, aluminum and soft metal alloys.
MSDS, 893-10 & 893-20 (PDF 70kb)
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Pikal® Care is formulated as a thinner paste, supplied in a tube and is specially suitable for stainless steel products
and surfaces. Can be supplied directly on the products and polished with wipes.
MSDS, 893-10 & 893-20 (PDF 70kb)
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Pikal® Liquid is an emulsion for gentler polishing of a wide variety of materials such as brass, stainless steel,
copper, aluminum and plated surfaces both with flat and curved surfaces. Pikal®
liquid is supplied in a can and the emulsion may be
applied directly on the product to be polished or via a polishing wipe.
MSDS, 893-30 (PDF 58kb)
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Glaster® Polish by Pikal® is formulated as a gentle cleaning/polishing product for cleaning glass, tiles, gold/silver
products or gold/silver plated products and porcelain. Glaster® is
supplied in a can and can be applied directly on the product to be
polished or via a polishing wipe.
MSDS, 893-40 (PDF 12kb)
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| Prod # | Description | Unit | Price | Order / Quote |
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| PIKAL Professional Polishing Compounds |
893-10 | Pikal® Polishing Paste, 250 gram tin | each | $23.50 |
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| 893-20 | Pikal® Care Polishing Paste, 150 gram tube | each | 16.30 |
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| 893-30 | Pikal® Liquid Polishing Emulsion, 300 gram can | each | 14.45 |
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| 893-40 | Glaster® Cleaning/Polishing Emulsion, 300 gram can | each | 17.80 |
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