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[wampidy]

A while back I mentioned that I was going to experiment on jade with some dry polishing pads and I am happy to say they work, but not on everything. They work best on the Turkish purple jade and put a water shine on it. I only bought a 1500 and 3000 grit pad so I do not know how it would go with a full set. They can be found here and only come in 4 inch.

http://www.toolocity.com/4-monster-dry-diamond-polishing-pads.aspx

Here is the difference between a water shine and dry shine. I still have a lot of experimenting to do (pressure and duration) so this info is not complete. BC jade did not work at all but I could not put a shine on that stuff if my life depended on it. Washington jade is iffy but it works a bit better than what I was getting before.






I just put up all the photos I took so maybe you get an idea how it went.
Jim

[lithicbeads]

Very good examples. We use any resin bonded pads or wheels that are too worn for agates and they usually work very well. I try to start with a damp wheel and run it dry. As it drys the wheels grabs the stone to a greater extent. When totally dry the polishing action slows. Some jades require going back to a very worn 600 then progressing to 1200 and 3000.