Polishing Pastes for Eyewear and Accessories

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Barrel polishing is a dry treatment process that achieves a mirror-polished finish on numerous plastic and natural material pieces (mother of pearl, horn,…). The process involves placing the pieces to be polished in rotating barrels containing small wooden sticks coated beforehand with our specially formulated abrasive pastes. With over 60 years of experience in this field, TCN offers a comprehensive dry polishing process and supports you in implementing your own process. Following our R&D team’s work, we recently formulated our dry polishing process with eco-friendly polishing pastes.

Multiple successive polishing steps with the appropriate polishing paste eliminate surface defects from the pieces (mold lines, scratches,…) to achieve satin or glossy finishes. Moreover, we formulate, manufacture in France, and globally distribute a range of polishing pastes with varied grit sizes for a complete process: deburring, sanding, semi-sanding, polishing, and finishing.

Dry Barrel Polishing Process

Discover the ease of use and effectiveness of our processes through the diagram and videos below.

DISCOVER OUR WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS

Polishing Paste
8622

To prepare the surface
before varnishing

Eco C600 and 2896C600
Sanding Pastes

Suitable for
a second pumice stone

Polishing Paste 605AN
and Base 605

For high-gloss finishes
on various materials

Eco 605+ Polishing Paste
and Eco 605 Base

Eco-friendly version of 605AN+
polishing paste 605 base

Eco BS3208
Finishing Paste

For a perfect finish
after polishing or staining

Polishing Paste 8622

For the initial deburring step, you have two options:

We provide an accelerating oil, SN accelerator, to use with your usual pumice stone.
For lighter deburring requiring minimal material removal, we offer paste 8622. Paste 8622 is highly effective on hard plastic materials to prepare surfaces before varnishing or on acetate to preserve edges when surface condition does not require intense deburring.

Materials

Cellulose acetate, cellulose-derived bioplastic

Benefits

Removes surface defects and tool marks
Preserves the aesthetic qualities of acetate without alteration
No hazardous substances in case of skin contact by the user

Packaging

Metal bucket of 20 kg

Eco C600 and 2896C600 Sanding Pastes

Eco C600 and 2896C600 sanding pastes contain moderately abrasive powder suitable for a second sanding to smooth acetate pieces in preparation for fine sanding. Our brand-new EcoC600 smoothing paste contains no classified substances, is environmentally friendly, and is manufactured using vegetable-derived solvents.

Materials

Cellulose acetate, cellulose-derived bioplastic, polyester, plexiglass®, and precious metal

Benefits

Intermediate operation between sanding with pumice + oil and polishing
Preparation of cellulose acetate or polyamide pieces before varnishing

Packaging

Metal bucket of 20 kg

Polishing Paste 605AN and Base 605

Polishing paste 605AN or Eco C605 contains fine abrasive powder for achieving glossy finishes on various materials. It is particularly used in the third step of polishing acetate. Recommended for high-quality finishes and pieces to be dyed subsequently.
Base 605 prepares the adherence of paste on wooden sticks.

Materials

Cellulose acetate, cellulose-derived bioplastic

Benefits

Mirror-polished finish

Packaging

605 AN paste, metal bucket of 20 kg
Base 605, metal bucket of 12 kg

Eco 605+ Polishing Paste and Eco 605 Base

Eco 605+ polishing paste and Eco 605 base are the eco-friendly versions of polishing paste 605AN and base 605. Formulated in our laboratory with bio-solvents to meet the needs of clients committed to eco-responsibility.