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    Polishing Bob and Compound Kits

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Buffing Kits. Polishing Bob and Compound Kits.
    Everything you need to polish small areas and hard-to-reach spots. These kits include polishing bobs in different shapes, sizes, and hardness ratings, along with buffing compounds. Use these bobs in a drill or grinder for bits and burs.
    Most buffing processes have two steps, cutting and coloring.
    1. Cutting removes scratches and surface imperfections.
    2. Coloring produces an even finish.
    Synthetic Felt—These bobs have more pores than wool felt. For soft and medium bobs, the pores make the head squishy for squeezing into small spaces. For hard and extra hard bobs, the pores dissipate heat during aggressive polishing to extend the bobs’ life and prevent damage to your workpiece.
    Soft—Create the finest finish and polish delicate materials.
    Hard—For aggressive material removal.
    No. of
    Pieces
    Hardness
    Rating
    For Polishing
    Step
    Includes
    Container
    Type
    Each
    Synthetic Felt
    35SoftColoringFour Soft Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Four Soft Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 3/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Soft Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Four Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 1 1/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—5/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    Three Soft Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—7/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    One 1/2 oz. Polished-Finish Vegetable-Based White Coloring Compound
    Plastic Case00000000000000
    39HardCutting, ColoringFour Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/4" Head Dia. × 1/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Four Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/4" Head Dia. × 1/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 3/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Four Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 1 1/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—5/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    One 1/2 oz. Polished-Finish Vegetable-Based Black Cutting Compound
    One 1/2 oz. Polished-Finish Vegetable-Based White Coloring Compound
    Plastic Case0000000000000
    51Soft, HardCutting, ColoringFour Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Four Soft Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cylinder with Flat Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 3/8" Head Dia. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 3/8" Head Dia. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Hard Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Soft Ball with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/8" Head Dia. × 1/2" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—1/2" Head Dia. × 3/4" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Hard Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 1 1/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Two Soft Cone with Round Tip Polishing Bobs—3/4" Head Dia. × 1 1/8" Head Lg. × 1/8" Shank Dia.
    Three Hard Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—5/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    Three Soft Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—5/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    Three Soft Flat-Edge Buffing Wheels—7/8" Dia. × 1/4" Thk.
    One 1/2 oz. Polished-Finish Vegetable-Based Black Cutting Compound
    One 1/2 oz. Polished-Finish Vegetable-Based White Coloring Compound
    Plastic Case0000000000000
     

    Polishing Bobs

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polishing Bobs. Polishing Bobs, Cylinder with Flat Tip.

    Cylinder with Flat

    Tip

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polishing Bobs. Polishing Bobs, Cylinder with Pointed Tip.

    Cylinder with

    Pointed Tip

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polishing Bobs. Polishing Bobs, Ball with Round Tip.

    Ball with Round Tip

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polishing Bobs. Polishing Bobs, Cone with Round Tip.

    Cone with Round Tip

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polishing Bobs. Polishing Bobs, Disc with Flat Edge.

    Disc with Flat

    Edge

    Polish workpieces of any material. These bobs are made of felt, so you can pair them with your choice of buffing compound or lapping paste. Use bobs with a drill or grinder for bits and burs to polish small areas and hard-to-reach spots.
    Synthetic Felt—Made with synthetic fibers, these are more porous than wool bobs. Soft bobs are more compressible to squeeze into smaller spaces. Hard bobs dissipate more heat during aggressive polishing, so they last longer and won't damage workpieces.
    Soft—Create the finest finish and polish delicate materials.
    Hard—For aggressive material removal.
    Head
    Soft
    Hard
    Dia.
    Lg.
    Shank
    Dia.
    Max. Rotation
    Speed, rpm
    1-4
    5-Up
    1-4
    5-Up
    Synthetic Felt
     
    Cylinder with Flat Tip
    1/4"1/4"1/8"20,000———0000000000000000000
    3/8"1/2"1/8"20,00000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/2"1/2"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/2"3/4"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/2"1"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    3/4"3/4"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    3/4"1"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1"1"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    Cylinder with Pointed Tip
    1/4"3/4"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    Ball with Round Tip
    1/4"1/4"1/8"20,000———00000000000000000
    3/8"3/8"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/2"1/2"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    3/4"3/4"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1"1"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    Cone with Round Tip
    3/8"1/2"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/2"3/4"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    3/4"1 1/8"1/8"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
     
    Disc with Flat Edge
    5/8"1/4"3/32"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
    7/8"1/4"3/32"20,000000000000000000———00
    1"1/4"3/32"20,000000000000000000000000000000000
     
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